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Title | : | Beyond September 11: An Anthology of Dissent |
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.10 (979 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0745319629 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2017-09-17 |
Language | : | English |
Patriots understandably take offense at such condemnation, yet these comments may serve a purpose and teach Americans to see themselves as others see them as they seek peace and world order. Thompson, University of Virginia in Feb 2003 issue of Choice . "Most of the 36 contributors to this small volume are dissenters to President George E. Recommended for general readers, upper-division undergraduates and above."--K W. The poor die Afghan cities or fleeing across mountain trails or along harsh untraveled deserts. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair's prevailing policies in response to terrorism. The American 'sin' was vengeance in rushing to judgment, never defining terrorism or binding itself by rules of en
It presents accessible, detailed and often deeply personal accounts of the aftermath, the bombing of Afghanistan and the dubious claims for its legality. The unprecedented and tragic events in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania left an indelible mark on world politics. From the US and Canada, Herman and Julia Schwendinger, Jonathan Farley, Tony Platt, Cecilia O'Leary, Christian Parenti and Michael Mandel are among critical academics who assess the validity, lawfulness and political consequences of the Bush/Blair agenda. In questioning the representation of war as 'just', the anthology focuses on civilian deaths in Afghanistan, evidence of US/allied atrocities, violations of prisoners' rights and US determination to escalate military offensives, regardless of global destabilisation.. Civilian deaths in horrific circumstances triggered an uncompromising response from the US administration and its allies: an open-ended 'war on terrorism'. Examining the the context and rhetoric of US vengeance -- ennobled by the symbolic title 'Enduring Freedom' -- they challenge political and popular definitions, constructions,pathologisation and repo
Phil Scraton is Professor of Criminology and Director of the Centre for Studies in Crime and Social Justice, Edge Hill University College, UK.
Explanatory and Insightful! According to a number of highly intelligent thinkers, the foreign policy of the U.S. is principally driven by imperialistic motives. In its alleged war against terrorism, the U.S. punishes certain regimes while it simultaneously aids and protects other states which are equally oppressive and belligerent. It is claimed in this book that hypocrisy and imperialism are the chief characteristics of the foreign policy of the U.S. government. It is imperative that we examine the root causes of today's terrorism in order to be able to understand what factors drive people to . "Voices of reason" according to Steven Reynolds. Why am I the first Amazon reader to review this book? It was published over nine months ago. While we were busily filling our carts and stroking our egos with copies of Bernard Lewis's almost offensively inane "What Went Wrong?", Phil Scraton had already compiled an anthology which actually answers the question. This is easily the most cool-headed and comprehensive book to be inspired by September 11. What surprises me most is that it exists. Scraton's contributors - a range of journalists, academics, lawyers, human rights advocates and other commentators - take the
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