Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-145) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Introduction -- Hegemonic governance -- America after 911 : an emerging empire? -- Structural violence and the Middle East -- International terrorism in response To Empire -- The United States Strategy Against Terrorism -- The United States policy in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
0
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"Beyer provides a structured explanation for terrorism and its links with the 'Global War on Terror' as it relates to the latter's broader context, causes and implications. During the post-cold war world, the only superpower has encountered an unprecedented challenge: a non-state enemy that is challenging its hegemony and is using violence as a strategic means. Given the international nature of this phenomenon, a structured explanation such as this is given added necessity and urgency. This book's approach provides a proper understanding of the phenomenon of international terrorism as well as formulating effective policies to counter it."
Text of Note
"Current studies of transnational terrorism and the interrelated role of hegemonic power are undertheorized. This book remedies this theoretical neglect and in doing so opens up new modes of thinking about and struggling against global terrorism."--Jacket.