| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 210 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction: terrorism, monsters and archetypal metaphors -- Terrorists seen as monsters -- The abominables : to the roots of "terrorist" monsters -- Contemporary logomachies -- Terrorists acting as monsters -- Revolutionary monstrosity -- Monsters in the "jihadi revolutionary atmosphere" -- Monstrous reflections -- The monstrous enemy in the "terrorist" mind -- The abyss of counter-terrorism -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
This work helps the reader understand what lies behind the use of monster images in relation to terrorism, exploring why media government officials present or frame terrorists as monsters, but also why terrorists themselves sometimes try to act as such. Marco Pinfari argues that portraying terrorists as unmanageable monsters typically serves specific political agendas that, in turn, are designed to legitimize specific counter-terrorist policies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 03, 2019) |
| Subject |
Terrorists -- History
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Monsters -- History
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Revolutions -- History
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Monsters.
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Revolutions.
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Terrorists.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2019017510 |
| ISBN |
9780190927899 |
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0190927895 |
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9780190927912 |
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0190927917 |
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