Before and After 9/11

A Philosophical Examination of Globalization, Terror, and History

AvTom Rockmore

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

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This is a philosophical analysis of the 9/11 events against the ongoing historical background. This clearly written and accessible work presents a philosopher's response to the series of events known as '9/11' and the global culture in the United States - and global society - that followed. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the emerging post-9/11 culture, situating it in a broad context that includes politics, religious discourse, economic theory, and philosophical orientation. Before and After 9/11 reconstructs the events that led to and departed from the attacks on September 11, 2001. It criticizes the attempts to explain 9/11 by George W. Bush, his administration's neoconservatives, Samuel Huntington, and Bernard Lewis. It also pays particular attention to the importance of the economic dimension in the emergence of conflicts in an age of globalization. The aim is to provide a philosophical overview of 9/11, understood as a series of connected events within an ongoing historical context. This unique work will appeal to anyone seeking to understand the current world, including the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Utgivningsdatum:2011-04-21
Mått:157 x 235 x 15 mm
Vikt:440 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:194
Förlag:Continuum Publishing Corporation
ISBN:9781441148919

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Tom Rockmore is McAnulty College Distinguished Professor and Professor of Philosophy at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA, and currently Distinguished Visiting Professor at Peking University, China. He is the author of many books, including Kant and Phenomenology (Chicago, 2010). One of his research interest is the relation between philosophy and politics.

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"In Before and After 9/11 Rockmore offers a much awaited philosophical perspective on the epoch-making events of 9/11. The book is proof of the far-reaching power of analysis and critique that a historically informed philosophy can have on our current reality. Indeed, with this work Rockmore masterfully fulfills the Hegelian claim that philosophy is the rational comprehension of our historical world. Rockmore frames the events of 911 going to the religious roots of G.W. Bush's view of terrorism and discussing Lewis's and Huntington's appraisals of the clash of civilizations, but he also invites us to reflect on the implications of the war on terror in our globalized world." - Angelica Nuzzo, CUNY Brooklyn.

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword; Introduction; 1. Bush's Religious View of Terrrorism; 2. Huntington on Political Science and Culture (or Civilization); 3. Lewis's Historical Interpretation of Religious Difference; 4. Models of Historical Knowledge; 5. Economics, Globalization, and History; 6. Globalization and Terrorism: Modernity or Jihad?; 7. Globalism and Empire.