Before and After 9/11
Subtitle: a Philosophical Examination of Globalization, Terror, and History
Publisher: Continuum International Pub. Group
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 193
ISBN-13: 9781441186768
Subjects: Islam and world politics; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001; Social Science; Terrorism; Globalization; 21st century; Islam
Description: This clearly written and accessible work presents a philosopher's response to the series of events known as "9/11" and the global culture in the United States -and global societyGÇöthat followed. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the emerging post-9/11 culture, situating it in a broad context that includes politics, religious discourse, economic theory, and philosophical orientation. Before and After 9/11 reconstructs the events that led to and departed from the attacks on September 11, 2001. It criticizes the attempts to explain 9/11 by George W. Bush, his administration's neo-conservat.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE Bush's Religious Interpretation of Terrorism; CHAPTER TWO Huntington's Political-Scientific Analysis of the Clash of Civilizations (or Cultures); CHAPTER THREE Lewis's Historical Account of Religious Difference; CHAPTER FOUR Models of Historical Knowledge; CHAPTER FIVE Economics, Globalization, and History; CHAPTER SIX Globalization and Terrorism: Modernity or Jihad?; CHAPTER SEVEN Economic Globalization and Empire; Index.