Description: The Matador's Cape: America's Reckless Response to TerrorStephen Holmes Cambridge University Press Hardcover Unused and unread, minor cosmetic imperfections such as scuffing or minor creasing. Stamped 'damaged' by publisher to a non-text page. EAN: 9780521875165 Published: 23/04/2007 Language: English The Matador's Cape delves into the causes of the catastrophic turn in American policy at home and abroad since 9/11. In a collection of searing essays, the author explores Washington's inability to bring 'the enemy' into focus, detailing the ideological, bureaucratic, electoral and (not least) emotional forces that severely distorted the American understanding of, and response to, the terrorist threat. He also shows how the gratuitous and disastrous 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 about 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. Introduction Part I. The Terrorist Enigma 1. Did religious extremism cause 9/11? Part II Show of Force 2. Why military superiority breeds illusions 3. How the war was lost 4. Radicals trapped in the past 5. A self-inflicted wound Part III. False Templates 6. Searching for a new enemy after the Cold War 7. Humanitarianism with teeth 8. The war of the liberals 9. The neoconservative intifada Part IV. Waiving the Rules 10. Liberalism strangled by war 11. The unilateralist curse 12. Battling lawlessness with lawlessness 13 The infallibility trap Conclusion. DispatchIn stock here - same-day dispatch from England. My SKU: 3258978RefundsNo-hassle refunds are always available if your book is not as expected.Terms and Conditions of SaleSorry - no collections. All sales are subject to extended Terms and Conditions of Sale as well as the Return Policy and Payment Instructions. Visit my eBay Store for details andmany more books. Template layout and design, "JNC Academic Books", "needbooks", Copyright © JNC INC. Designated trademarks, layouts and brands are the property of their respective owners. All Rights Reserved.
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Title: The Matador's Cape: America's Reckless Response to Terror
ISBN: 0521875161
Pages: 378
Number of Pages: 378 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: The Matador's Cape: America's Reckless Response to Terror
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Year: 2007
Subject: Government
Item Height: 244 mm
Item Weight: 664 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Stephen Holmes
Item Width: 163 mm
Format: Hardcover