Witnesses to Terror

This book argues that it is witnesses who are the targets of terrorism and that the question of whose witnessing counts, and which stories are the most legitimate, is of vital importance for understanding the meanings and consequences of contemporary terrorism.

Auteur
LUKE HOWIE is Lecturer in the School of Political and Social Inquiry at Monash University, Australia. He is also a member of the Global Terrorism Research Centre and the author of Terrorism, the Worker and the City and Terror on the Screen.

Contenu
Preface Uncertainty in the Study of Terrorism The Witness of Terrorism Like a Weapon in the Street: Terrorism and the Media in the 21st Century Witnessing Terrorism and its Enduring Consequences Elder Witnesses: Witnessing Terrorism in Later/Middle Life Vampires, Lawyers, Merchant Bankers: Post-9/11 Organizations in Science Fiction Guarding the Contact Zones: Security Guards in a Time of Terror Witnessing Terrorism Notes Bibliography Index