Genealogies of Terrorism Revolution, State Violence, Empire

Verena Erlenbusch rejects attempts to define what terrorism is in favor of a historico-philosophical investigation into the conditions under which uses of this contested term become meaningful. Genealogies of Terrorism is an empirically grounded and philosophically rigorous critical history with important political implications.

About the author

Verena Erlenbusch-Anderson is assistant professor of philosophy at Syracuse University.

Summary

Verena Erlenbusch rejects attempts to define what terrorism is in favor of a historico-philosophical investigation into the conditions under which uses of this contested term become meaningful. Genealogies of Terrorism is an empirically grounded and philosophically rigorous critical history with important political implications.

Additional text

An empirically rich, carefully contextualized and well-documented study of the different forms that terrorism has taken over time.

Product details

• Authors: Verena Erlenbusch, Verena Erlenbusch-Anderson
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 31.07.2018
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Humanities, art, music > Philosophy
• EAN: 9780231187275
• ISBN: 978-0-231-18727-5
• Pages: 296
• Series: New Directions in Critical Theory > 66; New Directions in Critical Theory > 66
• Subjects: PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Terrorism, armed struggle, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Violence in society, Political science and theory, Violence and abuse in society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Activism & Social Justice, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions