New Labour and the new world order [[electronic resource] ] : Britain's role in the War on Terror / / Steven Kettell

• Autore: Kettell Steven <1973->
• Pubblicazione: Manchester, U.K. ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press, : Distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Disciplina: 327.41
• Soggetto topico: Terrorism - Prevention - Government policy - Great Britain; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Foreign relations 21st century; Great Britain Politics and government 1997-2007; Great Britain Politics and government 2007-
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The 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 count
• Titolo autorizzato: New Labour and the new world order
• ISBN: 1-78170-249-7; 1-84779-458-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465195703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II