Age of Fear: Power Versus Principle in the War on Terror.HV6432 981-210-340-6 Age of fear; power versus principle in the war on terror This article is about U.S. actions, and those of other states, after September 11, 2001. For other conflicts, see Terrorism. The War on Terror (also known as the War on Terrorism . Acharya For the pen name of D. Murdock, see . An acharya is an important religious teacher. The word has different meanings in Hinduism and Jainism. In Hinduism In the Hindu religion, an acharya (आचार्य) is a Divine personality , Amitav. Marshall Cavendish Academic, [c]2004 220 p. $19.00 (pa) Part of a series providing lay readers with the perspectives of Asian scholars on a variety of topics, this volume contains 32 papers by Acharya (deputy director, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological U., Singapore) on the Bush administration's "War on Terror" and the politics of fear. He first explores civilizational aspects of contemporary terrorism, questioning the extent to which Islam should be seen as a root cause and particularly examining the experience of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. . Seeing the Bush administration's policies as an aberration in American history, he then turns to current US strategies and politics, critically reviewing topics related to the invasion of Iraq from the perspective of international relations international relations, study of the relations among states and other political and economic units in the international system. Particular areas of study within the field of international relations include diplomacy and diplomatic history, international law, . Finally, he concludes by considering foundational issues of terrorism and democracy in American, global, and Asian contexts. The book is distributed in the US by ISBS ISBS International Society of Biomechanics in Sports ISBS International Society for Biophysics and Imaging of the Skin ISBS Illinois State Button Society ISBS Iowa State Button Society ISBS Idaho State Button Society . |
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