Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Terrorism and the State; 1 The State in a Time of Terror; 2 National Security Discourse on Terrorism in Cold War Presidential Rhetoric; 3 National Security Discourse on Terrorism in Post-Cold War Presidential Rhetoric; 4 Once They Were Human; 5 State Versus Terror; 6 Language, Knowledge, and Power in the Name of the State; Conclusion; Appendix A; Bibliography; Index
Summary
Adopting an innovative approach to the ongoing debate over homeland security and state response to terrorism, Joseph Campos investigates the contextualizing of national security discourse and its management of terrorism. The volume incorporates historical depth and critical theory in a comparative framework to provide an invaluable insight into how national security is developed to secure the state
