Terrorism, tourism and the end of hospitality in the 'West'. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Maximiliano E. Korstanje.
• Authors: Korstanje, Maximiliano E
• Contents: Terrorism, Tourism and the End of Hospitality in the 'West'; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 The Other in Western Civilization; Introduction; Competence and Capitalism; The Construction of Otherness; Travels, Science and Cultural Landscapes; Problems Around the Notion of Rational West; Conclusion; 3 The Concept of Civility and Law; Introduction; Tourism and Globalization; Democracy and the Sense of Liberty; Loyalty to the Nation-State; Towards a Theory of Fear; Mobilities are Terrorism by Other Means; 4 The Rise of the Nation-State and Free Transit; Introduction Preliminary DiscussionDemocracy and its (unmet) Promises; Memory, Construction and Selection; Hospitality, Conquest and Humankind; Travelling, Gazing at the Borders of Politics; Unspeakable Violence; Conclusion; 5 The Problem of Terrorism; Introduction; What is Terrorism?; How Violent is this World?; Terrorism and 9/11; Why do Terrorists Target Innocent Tourists?; The Spectacle of Human Suffering: Dark Tourism; Terrorism in the Industrial System; Conclusion; 6 The Travel and Tourism Industry; Introduction; The Confrontational Other in Modern Culture; The Fear of Travelling Abroad The Theory of Non-Places ReconsideredTerror Goes Through the Screens; Terror in Times of Thana-Capitalism; Conclusion; 7 The Globalization of Fear; Introduction; The Archetype of Donald Trump; Samuel Huntington and the Borders of Civilizations; The theory of mobilities and terrorism; Terrorism and the Problem of Violence; The Pseudo-Leviathans in Colombia; Psychological fear in Michael Taussig; From torture to fear in Freddy Timmermann; The Formation of Violence (Northern Ireland); 8 How Terrorism Changed the Ways of Interpreting Hospitality; Introduction; Exploring Terrorism as an Object Terrorists as CelebritiesConspiracy Theory; The Construction of Monstrosity; What is Evil?; Evil as the Lack of Hospitality; The Sacred Law of Hospitality in Jeopardy; 9 Conclusion: Hospitality in the New Millennium; References; Index
• Publisher Details: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 363.325; Political science; Terrorism and globalization; Tourism; Civilization, Western; Terrorism; Security, International; Globalization; Peace; Migration; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General; Civilization, Western; Terrorism and globalization; Tourism; Political Science -- Political Freedom & Security -- International Security; Political Science -- Globalization; Political Science -- Peace; Social Science -- Emigration & Immigration; International relations; Globalization; Peace studies & conflict resolution; Migration, immigration & emigration; Politics & government; Political Science -- Political Freedom & Security -- Terrorism; Terrorism, armed struggle; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319522524; 3319522523
• Related ISBNs: 9783319522517; 3319522515
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 13, 2017).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.