Lessons and legacies of the war on terror : from moral panic to permanent war / edited by Gershon Shafir, Everard Meade, and William J. Aceves.

Other author Shafir, Gershon.
Other author Meade, Everard.
Other author Aceves, William J.
Format Book
Publication InfoAbingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013.
Descriptionxi, 185 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Terrorism--Social aspects.
Terrorism--Political aspects.
Terrorism--Religious aspects.
Human rights.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

SeriesRoutledge critical terrorism studies
Critical terrorism studies. ^A1054656
Contents Introduction : Constructing national and global insecurity / Alison Brysk, Everard Meade, and Gershon Shafir -- The war on terror as political moral panic / Gershon Shafir and Cynthia E. Schairer -- Constitutional barriers and the perils of impunity / William J. Aceves -- The banality of deterrence : the detention and the denial of asylum seekers after 9/11 / Everard Meade -- Religion out of place : Islam and cults as perceived threats in the United States / Peter Gottschalk -- Fighting phantoms : the United States and counterterrorism in eastern Africa / Jeremy Prestholdt -- Counter-revolution in U.S. military affairs / David Pedersen -- The politics of moral panics : norms and national insecurity / Alison Brysk.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012026026
ISBN9780415638418 (hardback)
ISBN0415638410 (hardback)
ISBN9780203083987 (e-book)
ISBN0203083989 (e-book)
Standard identifier# 40021759354

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HV6431 .L483 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold