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x, 367 pages ; 25 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-356) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Did religious extremism cause 9/11? -- Why military superiority breeds illusions -- How the war was lost -- Radicals trapped in the past -- A self-inflicted wound -- Searching for a new enemy after the Cold War -- Humanitarianism with teeth -- The war of the liberals -- The neo-conservative intifada -- Liberalism strangled by war -- The unilateralist curse -- Battling lawlessness with lawlessness -- The infallibility trap -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
"The Matador's Cape delves into the snarled causes and devastating consequences of American policy at home and abroad since 9/11. In a collection of essays, the author explores Washington's seemingly chronic inability to bring "the enemy" into focus, detailing the ideological, bureaucratic, electoral, and (not least) emotional forces that have warped America's understanding of, and response to, the terrorist threat. He also shows how the gratuitous and murderous shift of attention from al Qaeda to Iraq was shaped by a series of misleading theoretical perspectives on the end of deterrence, the clash of civilizations, humanitarian intervention, unilateralism, democratization, torture, intelligence gathering, and wartime expansions of presidential power. The author's breadth of knowledge on the War on Terror leads to conclusions about present-day America that are at once sobering in their depth of reference and inspiring in their global perspective."--Jacket. |
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
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Terrorism -- Government policy -- United States.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-
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Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
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Anti-Americanism.
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September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- Influence.
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Anti-Americanism. (OCoLC)fst00810284
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) (OCoLC)fst00972484
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Diplomatic relations. (OCoLC)fst01907412
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Politics and government (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Terrorism -- Government policy.
(OCoLC)fst01148109
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Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
(OCoLC)fst01148138
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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War on Terrorism (2001-2009) (OCoLC)fst01754980 |
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September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2001) (OCoLC)fst01112794 |
| Chronological Term |
Since 2001
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| ISBN |
9780521875165 (hardback) |
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0521875161 (hardback) |
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9780511509834 (ebook) |
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0511509839 |
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