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Author:   Michael Blain
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9781409436058

ISBN 10:   1409436055
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   28 August 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Cycles of Violence; Chapter 2 Genealogy of Terrorism; Chapter 3 Victimage Ritual; Chapter 4 War on Terrorism; Chapter 5 Dangers of Security;

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'Blain offers a methodical rhetorical analysis of historical and contemporary American elite political and news discourse on terrorism. He combines this with wide-ranging sociological and cultural perspectives to reflect critically on the discursive power effects of the US-led War on Terror (2001-). This produces important insights on how this War , despite surface appearances, is a strategy for mobilizing and justifying American political violence.' Vian Bakir, Bangor University, UK 'Michael Blain's book offers new insight into the ritual rhetoric and political violence evident in the war on terror discourse. Combining the concepts of 'dramatism' and 'victimage ritual' with Foucault's approach to power relations and knowledge, Blain's account offers an interesting analysis of the way in which American political violence since 9/11 has been justified through the war on terror discourse. ... Power, Discourse and Victimage Ritual in the War on Terror adds new interpretations of the global war on terrorism, by merging Burke's dramatism and victimage rituals with more current thinking on the relationship between politics and violence.This book can be recommended to those interested in the role of discourse in politics and more specifically the war on terror, state control and surveillance as well as US foreign policy and hegemony.' Political Studies Review

’Blain offers a methodical rhetorical analysis of historical and contemporary American elite political and news discourse on terrorism. He combines this with wide-ranging sociological and cultural perspectives to reflect critically on the discursive power effects of the US-led War on Terror (2001-). This produces important insights on how this War, despite surface appearances, is a strategy for mobilizing and justifying American political violence.’ Vian Bakir, Bangor University, UK 'Michael Blain’s book offers new insight into the ritual rhetoric and political violence evident in the war on terror discourse. Combining the concepts of ’dramatism’ and ’victimage ritual’ with Foucault’s approach to power relations and knowledge, Blain’s account offers an interesting analysis of the way in which American political violence since 9/11 has been justified through the war on terror discourse. ... Power, Discourse and Victimage Ritual in the War on Terror adds new interpretations of the global war on terrorism, by merging Burke’s dramatism and victimage rituals with more current thinking on the relationship between politics and violence.This book can be recommended to those interested in the role of discourse in politics and more specifically the war on terror, state control and surveillance as well as US foreign policy and hegemony.' Political Studies Review

Author Information

Michael Blain is Professor of Sociology at Boise State University, USA, and author of The Politics of Death and The Sociology Terrorism.

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