Collateral Language : : A User's Guide to America's New War / / ed. by John Collins, Ross Glover.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Church, Kenneth,; Collins, John,; Cornwell, Grant H.,; Egan, R. Danielle,; Glover, Ross,; Llorente, Marina A.,; McCarthy, Erin,; Neisser, Philip T.,; Rediehs, Laura J.,; Renold, Leah,; Singer, Natalia Rachel,; Stoddard, Eve Walsh,; Thornton, Patricia M.,; Thornton, Thomas F.,; Van Alstyne, Andrew D.,
• HerausgeberIn: Collins, John,; Glover, Ross,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2002]; ©2002
• Year of Publication: 2002
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Thirteen essays contextualizing the new meanings around certain words and phrases in the post-9/11 discourseTerrorism, jihad, fundamentalism, blowback. These and other highly charged terms have saturated news broadcasts and everyday conversation since September 11th. But to keen ears their meanings change depending upon who's doing the talking. So what do these words really mean? And what are people trying to say when they use them?Each of the thirteen essays in Collateral Language offers an informed perspective on a particular word or phrase that serves as a building block in the edifice of post-World Trade Center rhetoric. In some cases this involves a systematic examination of the term in question (e.g. "anthrax" or "unity")its historical roots, the development of its meaning and usage in the U.S. over time, and its employment in the current context. In other cases authors provide a set of more philosophical or autobiographical reflections on a particular idea (e.g. "vital interests" or "evil"), suggesting a need to consider the ethical and moral implications of using the concept uncritically. In every instance, however, the overriding goal is to give the reader a set of practical tools to analyze the political language that surrounds all of us at this critical point in our nation's history. Witty, informative and highly readable, Collateral Language is a lexicon of political terminology and an indispensable tool for understanding the current conflict.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Anthrax -- 2. Blowback -- 3. Civilization versus Barbarism -- 4. Cowardice -- 5. Evil -- 6. Freedom -- 7. Fundamentalism -- 8. Jihad -- 9. Justice -- 10. Targets -- 11. Terrorism -- 12. Unity -- 13. Vital Interests -- 14. The War on ______ -- Appendix -- Contributors