The matador's cape: America's reckless response to terror

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-conse...

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1. VerfasserIn: Holmes, Stephen 1948- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Druck Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge New York, NY [u.a.] Cambridge Univ. Press 2007
In:Jahr: 2007
Online-Zugang: Contributor biographical information
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Schlagwörter:
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
Terrorism > Government policy > United States
Terrorism > Religious aspects > Islam
Anti-Americanism
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 > Influence
Usa
Regierungspolitik
Terrorismusbekämpfung
Terrorismus
Internationaler Terrorismus
Sicherheitspolitik
Außenpolitik
Terroranschlag < 11. September 2001>
Geschichte, 11. September 2001
War on Terrorism, 2001-
United States > Politics and government > 2001-
USA > Terrorismus > Bekämpfung
Girard, René > 1923-2015
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-356) and index
Physische Details:X, 367 S., 25 cm
ISBN:0-521-87516-1
978-0-521-87516-5