American security and the global war on terror. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edwin Daniel Jacob.
• Authors: Jacob, Edwin Daniel
• Contents: Chapter 1 - Meditations on the Abyss: America’s Imperial Illusions Chapter 2 - Past Prologue: Understanding Security in an Age of Terror I. The Vagaries of Power: Cold War Theory, War on Terror Practice II. Interpreting Sovereignty: Evolution of an Idea III. Situating Security: Considerations of a Concept Chapter 3 - A Tragedy of Errors: Neo-conservatism, 9/11, and Iraq I. Cold Warriors without a War: Neo-conservatism in the Interregnum II. Selling Security: Developing a Counter-Terror Culture III. New Spheres, Old Problems: American Foreign Policy in the Persian Gulf Chapter 4 - Not Fade Away: Revolving Actors and Evolving Tactics Under Obama I. The Neo-liberal Imperative: On the Moral Cognition of Modern Warfare II. Fight by Flight: Judging the Drone III. A Tale of Two (Failed) States: Libya, Syria, and the Ethics of Intervention Chapter 5 - Confronting the Abyss: Towards a Twenty-First-Century American Security
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 355.033573; National security -- United States -- History -- 21st century; National security -- United States -- Moral and ethical aspects; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009; Political culture -- United States -- History -- 21st century; Geopolitics -- United States; United States -- Foreign relations -- 21st century
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000062687; 9781000062663; 9781000062670; 9781003006084
• Related ISBNs: 9780367438319
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