商品簡介
While much has been said about the "global war on terror," the concept remains cunningly elusive and yet undeniably pervasive. This collection of essays is an effort to discover the Canadian "self" through exploration of the terrorist "other." This book views the war on terror with unique eyes. It defines the boundaries of terror, examines its construction in the media, and explores its relationship to the Muslim "other."
Understanding Terror takes a historical approach to consideration of terror through specific examples and its presence in the media in North American society and particularly in Canada. Contributors to the volume include journalists, scholars, and public policy experts, many of whom have dealt with the impact of terror or experienced it first-hand. Their aim is to examine specific events, reflect on how those events might be interpreted, and provide historical context, all the while encouraging the reader to question preconceived characterizations of this highly charged political and cultural issue.
作者簡介
Dr. Karim-Aly S. Kassam believes that the so-called "war on terror" has hijacked international focus from more substantive issues such as the environmental crisis, poverty alleviation, food security, and conservation of biocultural diversity that are essential to human survival. In trying to understand terror, Dr. Kassam and the contributors to this work seek to broaden public discourse on the perception of terror. Among his many publications, Dr. Kassam has co-edited Canada and September 11: Impact and Response (2002). He recently authored Biocultural Diversity and Indigenous Ways of Knowing: Human Ecology in the Arctic (2009). Dr. Kassam is International Associate Professor of Environmental and Indigenous Studies at Cornell University.
