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

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 a...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Holmes, Stephen, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Temas:
Since 2001
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
Terrorism > Government policy > United States.
Terrorism > Religious aspects > Islam.
Anti-Americanism.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 > Influence.
Guerre contre le terrorisme, 2001-2009.
Terrorisme > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Terrorisme > Aspect religieux > Islam.
Antiaméricanisme.
HISTORY > United States > 21st Century.
Anti-Americanism
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Diplomatic relations
Politics and government
Terrorism > Government policy
Terrorism > Religious aspects > Islam
Terrorismus
Bekämpfung
United States > Politics and government > 2001-
United States > Foreign relations > 2001-
United States
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

Ejemplares similares