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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826022903321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-283-94222-4

0-203-08398-9

1-136-18875-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

Routledge critical terrorism studies

Altri autori (Persone)

AcevesWilliam J

MeadeEverard

ShafirGershon

Disciplina

363.325

Soggetti

Terrorism - Social aspects

Terrorism - Political aspects

Terrorism - Religious aspects

Human rights

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Responses at Ground Zero -- pt. II. Globalization of the war on terror.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume examines the lessons and legacies of the U.S.-led ""Global War on Terror,"" utilizing the framework of a political ""moral panic.""A decade after 9/11, it is increasingly difficult to deny that terror has prevailed - not as a specific enemy, but as a way of life. Transport, trade, and communications are repeatedly threatened and disrupted worldwide. While the pace and intensity of terror attacks have abated, many of the temporary security measures and sacrifices of liberty adopted in their immediate aftermath have become more or less permanent. This b