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The state and 'terrorists' in Nepal and Northern Ireland: The social construction of state terrorism
Priya Dixit
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Hardcover. This book compares the use of 'terrorism' by states in the Global North (Britain in Northern Ireland) and South (Nepal), examining particular events over time. As such, it questions conventional understandings that a) states cannot be 'terrorists' and b) that post '9/11' terrorism is new. Num Pages: 244 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1FKN; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 534.
This book compares the use of 'terrorism' by states in the Global North (Britain in Northern Ireland) and South (Nepal), examining particular events over time. As such, it questions conventional understandings that states cannot be 'terrorists' and that post '9/11' terrorism is new. It does so by outlining how states have used the label of 'terrorism' to establish a specific 'counterterrorist' identity for themselves and by indicating how similar strategies of representation were used by the British and Nepali states while labeling others as 'terrorist'. Because it draws on rhetorical analysis, discursive psychology and critical security studies to analyze the ... Read more
This book compares the use of 'terrorism' by states in the Global North (Britain in Northern Ireland) and South (Nepal), examining particular events over time. As such, it questions conventional understandings that states cannot be 'terrorists' and that post '9/11' terrorism is new. It does so by outlining how states have used the label of 'terrorism' to establish a specific 'counterterrorist' identity for themselves and by indicating how similar strategies of representation were used by the British and Nepali states while labeling others as 'terrorist'. Because it draws on rhetorical analysis, discursive psychology and critical security studies to analyze the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719091766
SKU
9780719091766
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About Priya Dixit
Priya Dixit is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University -- .
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