Collateral Language
A User's Guide to America's New War
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Author
Contributions
- John Collins (Editor) - Contributor
- Ross Glover (Editor) - Contributor
Publication
2002-11-01 - NYU Press
Language
English
Word Count
50,000 words, Guess
Page Count
200 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL8044715M
- Internet Archivecollaterallangua00coll
- ISBN-10081471627X
- ISBN-139780814716274
- Library of Congress Control Number2002007063
and 2 more
- OCLC Control Number49784500
- Better World Books9780814716274
Classifications
- LCCHV6432.C64 2002
- LCCHV6432 .C64 2002
Description
Terrorism, jihad, fundamentalism, blowback. These and other highly charged terms have saturated news broadcasts and everyday conversation since September 11th. But to keen ears their meanings change depending upon who's doing the talking. So what do these words really mean? And what are people trying to say when they use them? Each of the thirteen essays in Collateral Language offers an informed perspective on a particular word or phrase that serves as a building block in the edifice of post-World Trade Center rhetoric. In some cases this involves a systematic examination of the term in question (e.g. "anthrax" or "unity")its historical roots, the development of its meaning and usage in the U.S. over time, and its employment in the current context. In other cases authors provide a set of more philosophical or autobiographical reflections on a particular idea (e.g. "vital interests" or "evil"), suggesting a need to consider the ethical and moral implications of using the concept uncritically. In every instance, however, the overriding goal is to give the reader a set of practical tools to analyze the political language that surrounds all of us at this critical point in our nation's history.
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