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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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Reviews
'Terror creates fear and only succeeds where there are witnesses to consume terror. Counter-terrorism in Luke Howie's imaginative framework means countering feelings of terror. He has written an original and critical contribution to terrorism studies in situating different categories of witnesses, and documenting their narratives of trauma and repair. Thoughtful and compassionate, Howe writes without jargon, prediction or pretence about the age of terror.' - Bryan S. Turner, Professor of Sociology, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, USA
'This impressive book not only engages critically with the specialized literature on terrorism but also introduces a new way of understanding the psychological effects of 9/11. This seminal research examines what it means when terrorists and the mass-media are inextricably intertwined. Howie brilliantly frames terrorism within the sense of uncertainty that it creates. Terrorism's power does not depend on damage or the number of casualties alone it depends on who is witnesses. Undoubtedly, Witnesses to Terror, is an all-encompassing view of terrorism, which I must confess is one of the best book I have read on the subject.' - Maximiliano E. Korstanje, University of Palermo, Argentina
Authors and Affiliations
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Monash University, Australia
Luke Howie
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Witnesses to Terror
Book Subtitle: Understanding the Meanings and Consequences of Terrorism
Authors: Luke Howie
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137271761
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-29975-7Published: 29 August 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-33535-0Published: 29 January 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-27176-1Published: 29 August 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 198
Topics: Crime and Society, Criminology and Criminal Justice, general, Organized Crime, Media Studies, Terrorism and Political Violence, Cultural Studies