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UNINA9910149191803321 |
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Autore |
Chowanietz Christophe |
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Bombs, bullets, and politicians : France's response to terrorism / / Christophe Chowanietz |
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Montréal, [Quebećbec] ; ; Kingston, [Ontario] : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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ISBN |
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0-7735-4838-6 |
0-7735-4837-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (247 pages) |
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Collana |
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Human Dimensions In Foreign Policy, Military Studies, And Security Studies ; ; 2 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Terrorism - Political aspects - France |
Terrorism - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Terrorism -- The Context of Party Politics -- In the Shadow of the Flag -- Politicians in the Aftermath of Terrorist Attacks -- The Reign of Terror -- Conclusion -- Appendix on the Treatment of Data -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Bombs, Bullets and Politicians: France's Response to Terrorism aims at understanding what happens to Western democracies and their political elites when they confront a terrorist crisis. Through extensive analysis of French political response to terrorism (as well as comparative examples from Germany, Spain, the UK and the United States) author Christophe Chowanietz explores how terrorism can provoke political consensus and rallies around the flag in some instances and divisiveness and criticism in others. To quote the author: "Bombs, Bullets and Politicians explores how terrorism, which is in essence a negation of the political debate at the heart of representative democracies, alters the behaviour of the political elite and affects the overall dynamic of party politics. Whether it shuts down party politics and brings the political debate to a standstill or on the contrary exacerbates the tension between the government and the opposition, |
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