Politics Most Unusual: Violence, Sovereignty and Democracy in the `War on Terror'
Newman, Saul, Levine, Michael, Cox, Damian
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Description for Politics Most Unusual: Violence, Sovereignty and Democracy in the `War on Terror'
Hardcover. How has 9/11 and the declaration of the 'global war on terror' changed our conceptions of politics? How has it affected our understanding of democracy, personal freedom and government accountability? In answering these and other questions, the authors engage in a comprehensive and critical analysis of politics in the age of terrorism. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
How has 9/11 and the declaration of the 'global war on terror' changed our conceptions of politics? How has it affected our understanding of democracy, personal freedom and government accountability? In answering these and other questions, the authors engage in a comprehensive and critical analysis of politics in the age of terrorism.
How has 9/11 and the declaration of the 'global war on terror' changed our conceptions of politics? How has it affected our understanding of democracy, personal freedom and government accountability? In answering these and other questions, the authors engage in a comprehensive and critical analysis of politics in the age of terrorism.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
198
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230535398
SKU
V9780230535398
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99-15
About Newman, Saul, Levine, Michael, Cox, Damian
DAMIAN COX is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Bond University, Australia. His publications include Integrity and the Fragile Self (2003, co-authored); and articles in metaphysics, epistemology, value theory, environmental ethics, philosophical psychology, and moral theory. MICHAEL LEVINE is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Western Australia. Recent publications include Integrity and the Fragile Self (2003, co-authored); Racism ... Read more
Reviews for Politics Most Unusual: Violence, Sovereignty and Democracy in the `War on Terror'
'Politics Most Unusual is a significant contribution to the substantial literature taking a broadly 'critical' perspective on the nature of post-9/11 politics. Its key strength is the engagement with a psychoanalytic approach to understanding the nature and significance of neglected aspects of religion and prejudice in contemporary political life and the ways in which 'spin', dissimulation and straightforward lying have ... Read more