Endless War? : Hidden Functions of the 'War on Terror'.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (301 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Fuel on the Fire: Predictably Counterproductive Tactics in the ' War on Terror' -- 3 War Systems: Local and Global -- 4 Elusive Enemies and the Need for Certainty -- 5 The New Witch-Hunt: Finding and Removing the Source of Evil -- 6 The Retreat from Evidence- Based Thinking -- 7 Action as Propaganda -- 8 Warding off the Shame of Powerlessness -- 9 Shame, Purity and Violence -- 10 Culture and Magic -- 11 Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
War is often an end in itself.
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009. War -- Psychological aspects. War and society.