Writing the war on terrorism

Informationen zum Autor Richard Jackson is Reader in International Politics at the University of Aberystwyth Klappentext This book examines the language of the war on terrorism. It is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand how the Bush administration's approach to counter-terrorism became the dominant policy paradigm in American politics today. Zusammenfassung This book examines the language of the war on terrorism. It is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand how the Bush administration's approach to counter-terrorism became the dominant policy paradigm in American politics today. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Language and politics1. Analysing the language of counter-terrorism2. Writing September 11, 20013. Writing identity: Evil terrorists and good Americans4. Writing threat and danger5. Writing the good (new) war on terrorism6. Language and power: Reproducing the discourseConclusion: Politics, violence and resistanceFinal thoughtsAppendix: Official texts

Product details

• Authors: Richard Jackson
• Assisted by: Emmanuel Pierre Guittet (Editor), Peter Lawler (Editor)
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.2005
• EAN: 9780719071218
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-7121-8
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 233 mm x 17 mm
• Series: New Approaches to Conflict Analysis; New Approaches to Conflict Analysis
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education