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Chris Miller
ISBN: 9780719079757
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Manchester University Press
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This book covers the many topics of 'the war on terror' from legal, philosophical, economic and historical perspectives. The dialogue form of the book (essay-response) allows a broad representation of views, covering the situation in the Middle East, national security, politics of intervention, human rights, torture and the motives of the Iraq War.
The term 'War on Terror' (WOT) covers a mass of interlinked topics. Here an outstanding group of authors and academics dissect them from ethical, political, legal, economic and historical perspectives. Drawn from the world-famous Oxford Amnesty Lectures, the essays are substantial contributions to their fields and of abiding relevance. Here it is argued that members of active terrorist groups should be pre-emptively executed; that there is no provision for WOT in international law; that WOT is not cost-efficient; that war and terrorism can no longer be distinguished; and that the term 'terrorist' has been captured by a specific political constituency. The arguments of the celebrated contributors, from Ahdaf Soueif to Joanna Bourke, are confirmed or contradicted by their respondents, resulting in broad, scholarly coverage of the issues. The book concludes with a fatwa against terrorism. 'WOT' lies at the heart of current debate about immigration, multiculturalism and foreign policy. It is one of the determining debates in the politics of today. This volume will be of interest to students of politics, law and religion and to anyone concerned with current affairs. It covers the politics of the Middle East and the Iraq War, human rights in Islam and the West and the ethics of intervention. This is a powerful contribution to an urgent debate.
| ISBN | 0719079756 | | Volumes | 1 | | ISBN13 | 9780719079757
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 499 | | Publisher | Manchester University Press | | Published in | Manchester | | Imprint | Manchester University Press | | Series title | Oxford Amnesty Lectures | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 234 | | Publication date | 31 Jul 2009 | | Width (mm) | 156 | | DEWEY | 363.325 | | Spine width (mm) | 23 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Postgraduate | | Pages | 336 | |
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Preface Acknowledgments Notes on contributors Introduction: some notes on 'terror' - Chris Miller 1. The function of narrative in the 'war on terror' - Ahdaf Soueif 1a. Response to Ahdaf Soueif - Elleke Boehmer 2. Terrorism, war and international law - 2a. Michael Byers 2a. Response to Michael Byers - Dino Kritsiotis 3. Human rights in an age of counter-terrorism - Conor Gearty 3a. Response to Conor Gearty - Sandra Fredman 4. Terrorism: reflections on harming the innocent - Thomas Pogge 4a. Response to Thomas Pogge - David Miller 5. War/terror/politics - Bat-Ami Bar On 5a. Response to Bat-Ami Bar On - Thomas Dublin 6. War, terrorism and the 'war on terror' - Jeff McMahan 6a. Response to Jeff McMahan - David Rodin 7. Islamic law, human rights and neo-colonialism - Khaled Abou El Fadl 7a. Response to Khaled Abou El Fadl - Shaykh Muhammad Afifi Al-Akiti and Dr H. A. Hellyer 8. The threshold of the human: sexual violence and trauma in the war on terror - Joanna Bourke 8a. Response to Joanna Bourke - Avner Offer 9. Defending the transgressed by censuring the reckless against the killing of civilians - Shaykh Muhammad Afifi Al-Akiti i. Taqriz/Introduction - Shaykh Gibril F. Haddad ii. Fatwa - Shaykh Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti iii. Select bibliography - Shaykh Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti iv. Glossary of Arabic terms - Shaykh Gibril F. Haddad Index
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