The British War on Terror

Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-8264-9899-1
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL

Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 370 g

An illuminating and informed look at the often misunderstood world of counterterrorism in the UK.

Since the attacks of 11 September 2001, the topic of terrorism has been almost continually front-page news in the United Kingdom. The subsequent ‘war on terror’, including the invasion of Iraq, has only heightened interest in the matter.

With the London bombings of 7 July 2005, Britain became a frontline in international terrorism and counter-terrorism. This reality has only been heightened by failed attacks in London on 21 July 2005, and through a series of high profile arrests in Forest Hill, in Birmingham in connection to a beheading plot, the arrests of NHS staff in connection to failed attacks in London and Glasgow, and the attempted arrest of Jean Charles de Menezes, which had tragic consequences.

In this illuminating and fascinating look at an often misunderstood world Steve Hewitt offers a balanced, measured, and informed examination of recent events and offers a historical and contemporary context to this new threat, and how we are dealing with it.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Levinas, Emmanuel

Hewitt, Steve

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Current Affairs

Inhaltsverzeichnis

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

TIMELINE

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER ONE: The Historical Context

CHAPTER TWO: ‘The rules of the game are changing:’ From 9/11 to 7/7

CHAPTER THREE: Terrorism in the U.K.

CHAPTER FOUR: ‘it turned out wrongly’: Counter-Terrorism, Part 1

CHAPTER FIVE: Losing Hearts and Minds: Counter-Terrorism, Part 2

CONCLUSION: 7/7s Not 9/11s

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Steve Hewitt is an expert on security and intelligence and a lecturer in the Department of American and Canadian Studies at the University of Birmingham. He regularly appears on television and radio commenting on issues of terrorism and security.