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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826407103321

Titolo

11 September and its aftermath : the geopolitics of terror / / editor, Stanley D. Brunn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Frank Cass, , 2004

ISBN

1-135-75601-5

0-429-23464-3

0-203-64660-6

1-280-13881-5

1-135-75602-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BrunnStanley D

Disciplina

973.931

Soggetti

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001

World politics - 21st century

Geopolitics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First appeared as a special issue of Geopolitics, ISSN 1465-0045, Volume  8, no. 3 (autumn 2003).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; The Meaning of 11 September and the Emerging Postinternational World; American Hegemony after 11 September: Allies, Rivals and Contradictions; Calling 911: Geopolitics, Security and America's New War; The Naming of 'Terrorism' and Evil 'Outlaws': Geopolitical Place-Making After 11 September; Strategic Troping in Sri Lanka: September Eleventh and the Consolidation of Political Position; Environmental Terrorism: A Critique; Tabloid Realism and the Revival of American Security Culture

11 September and Popular Geopolitics: A Study of Websites Run for and by Dutch MoroccansEditorials and Geopolitical Explanations for 11 September; Reading Geopolitics Beyond the State: Organisational Discourse in Response to 11 September; Abstracts; Notes on Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A series of 11 original essays discussing the impacts of 11 September 2001 on foreign policies and international relations. The authors draw



from a variety of perspectives to discuss America and emerging world orders, terrorism, environmental security, civil society and the visual and print media.