Globalization and Terrorism

The Migration of Dreams and Nightmares

Jamal R. Nassar (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

160 Seiten

2009 | 2nd edition
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-0-7425-5788-8 (ISBN)

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Courageously stepping into charged terrain, this book casts a clear light on globalization and terrorism for what they are, not what some may wish them to be. Jamal R. Nassar carefully defines these twin concepts, placing them in historical as well as political context. Woven throughout the book is his central theme of the migration of dreams and nightmares. As some are able to take advantage of the opportunities of globalization, leaving others behind, they leave behind a legacy of unrealistic dreams. These unfulfilled hopes of the poor and oppressed often transform themselves into nightmares for the wealthy and powerful. This vicious cycle, the author argues, is often enhanced by globalization and effected by terrorism. Focusing on the key case studies of Palestine and Northern Ireland, Nassar applies their lessons to other examples of conflict including Iraq, Afghanistan, the Congo, Chechnya, and Colombia in order to internationalize our understanding of how globalization and terrorism operate in a range of situations. He also devotes a chapter to Islamist terrorism in a tour de force of incisiveness and balance. This book considers globalization and terrorism not only from the perspective of the major powers, but also introduces the views of those dominated by forces beyond their control. Yet even as the author offers a profound critique of Western hegemony, he conveys respect and hope for an enlightened global interdependence—embracing the power of the dream over the nightmare.

Jamal R. Nassar is dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, California State University, San Bernardino.

Introduction
Chapter 1: Globalization and Terrorism
Chapter 2: Terrorism and Its Root Causes
Chapter 3: Palestine
Chapter 4: Northern Ireland, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Conflicts
Chapter 5: Middle Eastern Islamist Terrorism
Chapter 6: Conclusion

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.9.2009
Reihe/Serie	Globalization
Sprache	englisch
Maße	153 x 224 mm
Gewicht	256 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-7425-5788-X / 074255788X
ISBN-13	978-0-7425-5788-8 / 9780742557888
Zustand	Neuware