This book covers the many topics of `the war on terror' from legal, philosophical, economic and historical perspectives. The dialogue form of the book (essay-response) allows a broad representation of views, covering the situation in the Middle East, national security, politics of intervention, human rights, torture and the motives of the Iraq War. -- .
Edited by:
Chris Miller
Other:
Bethan Hirst
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 16mm
Weight: 499g
ISBN: 9780719079757
ISBN 10: 0719079756
Series: Oxford Amnesty Lectures
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 01 September 2009
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface Acknowledgments Notes on contributors Introduction: some notes on `terror' – Chris Miller 1. The function of narrative in the ‘war on terror’ – Ahdaf Soueif 1a. Response to Ahdaf Soueif – Elleke Boehmer 2. Terrorism, war and international law – 2a. Michael Byers 2a. Response to Michael Byers – Dino Kritsiotis 3. Human rights in an age of counter-terrorism – Conor Gearty 3a. Response to Conor Gearty – Sandra Fredman 4. Terrorism: reflections on harming the innocent – Thomas Pogge 4a. Response to Thomas Pogge – David Miller 5. War/terror/politics – Bat-Ami Bar On 5a. Response to Bat-Ami Bar On – Thomas Dublin 6. War, terrorism and the ‘war on terror’ – Jeff McMahan 6a. Response to Jeff McMahan – David Rodin 7. Islamic law, human rights and neo-colonialism – Khaled Abou El Fadl 7a. Response to Khaled Abou El Fadl – Shaykh Muhammad Afifi Al-Akiti and Dr H. A. Hellyer 8. The threshold of the human: sexual violence and trauma in the war on terror – Joanna Bourke 8a. Response to Joanna Bourke – Avner Offer 9. Defending the transgressed by censuring the reckless against the killing of civilians – Shaykh Muhammad Afifi Al-Akiti i. Taqriz/Introduction – Shaykh Gibril F. Haddad ii. Fatwa – Shaykh Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti iii. Select bibliography – Shaykh Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti iv. Glossary of Arabic terms – Shaykh Gibril F. Haddad Index -- .
Chris Miller is a freelance critic, translator and editor and a founding member of the Oxford Amnesty Lectures -- .
