02943nam 2200625 a 450 991046519570332120200520144314.01-78170-249-71-84779-458-0(CKB)2560000000085845(EBL)1069659(OCoLC)818847429(SSID)ssj0000712816(PQKBManifestationID)12291203(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000712816(PQKBWorkID)10650459(PQKB)10562286(StDuBDS)EDZ0000086928(MiAaPQ)EBC1069659(Au-PeEL)EBL1069659(CaPaEBR)ebr10623288(CaONFJC)MIL843680(EXLCZ)99256000000008584520111018d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrNew Labour and the new world order[electronic resource] Britain's role in the War on Terror /Steven KettellManchester, U.K. ;New York Manchester University Press Distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave Macmillanc20111 online resource (209 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84779-763-6 0-7190-8136-X Includes bibliographical references and index.9780719081361; 9780719081361; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Old and new; 3 Barbarians at the gates; 4 Chaos; 5 Above the law; 6 A road well traveled; 7 Brown's war; 8 Elysian fields; 9 Decline and fall; References; IndexThe war on terror has shaped and defined the first decade of the twenty-first century, yet analyses of Britain's involvement remain limited and fragmentary. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of these developments. It argues that New Labour's support for a militaristic campaign was driven by a desire to elevate Britain's influence on the world stage, and to assist the United States in a new imperialist project of global reordering. Ostensibly set within a political framework of promoting humanitarian values, the government's conduct in the war on terror also proved to be largely countTerrorismPreventionGovernment policyGreat BritainWar on Terrorism, 2001-2009Great BritainForeign relations21st centuryGreat BritainPolitics and government1997-2007Great BritainPolitics and government2007-Electronic books.TerrorismPreventionGovernment policyWar on Terrorism, 2001-2009.327.41Kettell Steven1973-950165MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465195703321New Labour and the new world order2148171UNINA