Ebook: Politics Most Unusual: Violence, Sovereignty and Democracy in the `War on Terror'

How has 9/11 and the declaration of the 'global war on terror' changed our conceptions of politics? How has it affected our understanding of democracy, personal freedom and government accountability? In answering these and other questions, the authors engage in a comprehensive and critical analysis of politics in the age of terrorism.

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1 The Politics of Security -- 2 Religion, Prejudice, Violence and Politics -- 3 Lying in the War on Terrorism -- 4 Sovereignty, Violence and the State of Exception -- 5 American Empire and its Discontents -- 6 The Lesser of Two Terrors: Ethical Questions -- 7 On Ways Forward -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.