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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Anna BennettPublisher: University Press of America Imprint: University Press of America Dimensions: Width: 15.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.399kg ISBN: 9780761857969ISBN 10: 0761857966 Pages: 168 Publication Date: 13 April 2012 Recommended Age: From 22 from 22 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: The Theory of Power 1. Power and Resistance 2. Foucault’s Legacy I. His Work II. Developments & Inconsistencies 3. The Notion of Power 4. Re-cognising Power Part II: Politics, Power and Extremism 5. The American Militias 6. Waco 7. Hansonism 8. The Unabomber 9. Terrorism and the War Against It Conclusion: Power as Generative: The Ongoing Work of Insight and Reflection Bibliography IndexReviewsAn interesting thesis about the influence of what the author terms as a society’s 'power dynamics' in shaping the way conflict and extremism are analyzed. In the book’s first part, the author bases her conceptual framework on Michel Foucault writings on power and discourse, where she finds that mainstream views of power relations, especially where power is used repressively, tend to restrict the conceptual insights needed to resolve conflict, whereas in situations where power is used progressively, there is greater understanding of how such conflicts can be resolved. In the book’s second part, this conceptual framework is applied to examining the case studies of American far right militias, the Branch Davidian standoff against the FBI in Waco, Texas, Pauline Hanson’s far-right and anti-government party in Australia, Theodore Kaczynski (the Unabomber), and the United States-led 'war on terrorism.' The author is a teacher of foundational sociology at the University of Newcastle, Australia. * Perspectives on Terrorism * An interesting thesis about the influence of what the author terms as a society's 'power dynamics' in shaping the way conflict and extremism are analyzed. In the book's first part, the author bases her conceptual framework on Michel Foucault writings on power and discourse, where she finds that mainstream views of power relations, especially where power is used repressively, tend to restrict the conceptual insights needed to resolve conflict, whereas in situations where power is used progressively, there is greater understanding of how such conflicts can be resolved. In the book's second part, this conceptual framework is applied to examining the case studies of American far right militias, the Branch Davidian standoff against the FBI in Waco, Texas, Pauline Hanson's far-right and anti-government party in Australia, Theodore Kaczynski (the Unabomber), and the United States-led 'war on terrorism.' The author is a teacher of foundational sociology at the University of Newcastle, Australia. * Perspectives on Terrorism * An interesting thesis about the influence of what the author terms as a society's 'power dynamics' in shaping the way conflict and extremism are analyzed. In the book's first part, the author bases her conceptual framework on Michel Foucault writings on power and discourse, where she finds that mainstream views of power relations, especially where power is used repressively, tend to restrict the conceptual insights needed to resolve conflict, whereas in situations where power is used progressively, there is greater understanding of how such conflicts can be resolved. In the book's second part, this conceptual framework is applied to examining the case studies of American far right militias, the Branch Davidian standoff against the FBI in Waco, Texas, Pauline Hanson's far-right and anti-government party in Australia, Theodore Kaczynski (the Unabomber), and the United States-led 'war on terrorism.' The author is a teacher of foundational sociology at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Perspectives on Terrorism Author InformationAnna Bennett, Ph.D., is an academic student advisor and teaches foundational sociology at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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