Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-278) and index.
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Fuel on the fire: predictably counterproductive tactics in the 'war on terror' -- War systems: local and global -- Elusive enemies and the need for certainty --The new witch-hunt: finding and removing the source of evil -- The retreat from evidence-based thinking -- Action as propaganda -- Warding off the shame of powerlessness -- Shame, purity and violence -- Culture and magic.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Examines the political, economic and psychological functions of the 'war on terror' -- arguing that war is often an end in itself.
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