Collateral Language : a User's Guide to America's New War

Collins, John (John Martin), (editor.). Glover, Ross, (editor.).

Summary: Terrorism, jihad, fundamentalism, blowback. These and other highly charged terms have saturated news broadcasts and everyday conversation since September 11th. But to keen ears their meanings change depending upon who's doing the talking. So what do these words really mean? And what are people trying to say when they use them?. Each of the thirteen essays in Collateral Language offers an informed perspective on a particular word or phrase that serves as a building block in the edifice of post-World Trade Center rhetoric. In some cases this involves a systematic examination of the term in quest.

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ISBN: 9780814716274
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ISBN: 0814716288
Physical Description: 1 online resource (239 pages)
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Publisher: New York : New York University Press, 2002.

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General Note:	CatMonthString:september.21 Collins_0814716288_frnt; collins_complete.pdf. Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Anthrax; 2 Blowback; 3 Civilization versus Barbarism; 4 Cowardice; 5 Evil; 6 Freedom; 7 Fundamentalism; 8 Jihad; 9 Justice; 10 Targets; 11 Terrorism; 12 Unity; 13 Vital Interests; 14 The War on______; Appendix: Alternatives to the MainstreamU.S. Media; Contributors.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
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Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by JSTOR.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.