Title: Secular War Myths Of Religion Politics And Violence
Description: "How have long-standing and unconscious secular assumptions about religion shaped the post-9/11 climate and its wars? Stacey Gutkowski explores this little-examined, yet crucial, element of British perceptions of and policy towards Jihadism over the last decade, to draw critical conclusions about the relationship between war and the secular. She points to a surprisingly coherent body of secular beliefs that have fuelled policies in Iraq, Afghanistan and counter-terrorism, and that have had mixed results - responsible for both positive strategies and tragic errors. The theory Gutkowski develops on the impact of this secular approach to warfare holds a broader global significance, and cannot be viewed as just a British phenomenon. This book addresses ongoing and critical debates, such as the 'overreach' of Western liberal interventionism in the Middle East, and speaks to policy-makers, security analysts and students of IR, Foreign Policy and Security Studies."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Subjects: War, Secularism, Jihad, United states, relations, islamic countries, Europe, relations, islamic countries, Islamic countries, relations, europe, Islamic countries, relations, united states, United states, relations, middle east, Europe, relations, middle east, Foreign relations, Relations, Causes, Middle Eastern history