Strategic Terror: The Politics and Ethics of Aerial BombardmentZed Books, 5 maj 2006 - 226 sidor 'Beau Grosscup shows that aerial bombardment, which was used many years ago as a means of terrorizing native populations in Africa and the Middle East, has become the primary form of terrorism in more recent decades. As he indicates, 'strategic terror' is not classed as 'terrorism' in the West, but this reflects political power and a resultant politicization of word usage, and an unwillingness to confront the human costs and immorality of aerial bombardment. Beau Grosscup's Strategic Terror is a major and much needed addition to the literature on terrorism'. - Edward S. Herman (author of The Real Terror Network and co-author of The Terrorism Industry). 'Strategic Terror is a must read for these highly militarized times. Grosscup shows us that the present day use of indiscriminate bombing with its high casualty rates among civilians has a long troubling history. He puts the 'Shock and Awe' strategy of the Iraq war in a context of past colonial and imperial 'othering' and convincingly documents how the present 'war on terror' is really a war of U.S. terrorism.' - Zillah Eisenstein, (author of Hatreds, Sexualized and Racialized Conflicts of the 21st Century; Global Obscenities; and Against Empire, Feminisms, Racism and the West). |
Innehåll
Acknowledgements | viii |
Shock and Awe Shock and Awe | xiv |
Whose Counting? | xiv |
3 | 28 |
Bombing in the Great Wars | 36 |
The Militarized Prophets | 43 |
Lives of the Prophets | 51 |
5 | 70 |
7 | 105 |
911 and the | 137 |
How Accurate? | 145 |
The Pentagon Makes Civilian Casualties Disappear | 151 |
10 | 171 |
Terror from the Skies | 177 |
Notes | 184 |
Select Bibliography | 215 |
Andra upplagor - Visa alla
Strategic Terror: The Politics and Ethics of Aerial Bombardment Beau Grosscup Begränsad förhandsgranskning - 2013 |
Strategic Terror: The Politics and Ethics of Aerial Bombardment Beau Grosscup Begränsad förhandsgranskning - 2008 |
Strategic Terror: The Politics and Ethics of Aerial Bombardment Beau Grosscup Fragmentarisk förhandsgranskning - 2006 |
Vanliga ord och fraser
acceptable According ACTS aerial Afghanistan Air Force air power Allied areas Army asserted attacks Billy Mitchell bombers bombing nations British Bush campaign cause centers century cities civilian casualties civilian deaths civilized claim colonial command conduct context continued count culture damage dead decisive Defense destroy destruction discussion doctrine Douhet dropped effect effort enemy Europe European example foreign future gender ground Gulf human imperial important industrial intent Iraq Iraqi issue Italy killed leaders London major March means military minimal Mitchell moral nature North American offensive officials Operation particularly Pentagon Persian political population precision President Press produced Prophets question race remained reports responsible result September Shock and Awe social society strategic bombing strikes targets terrorism terrorist theory United University victims Vietnam violence warfare wars Washington weapons Western women World York
Hänvisningar till den här boken
Iraq Endgame?: Surge, Suffering and the Politics of Denial Geoffrey Leslie Simons Fragmentarisk förhandsgranskning - 2008 |