James Fitzgerald – författare

A fully updated and revised edition of "The Joys of Smoking Cigarettes" (Holt 1983), a humorous handbook and lifestyle companion for the millions of smokers around the country. The book outlines the curious delight that the smoker gets from his or her habit. It provides fascinating facts and fancies about tobacco and smoking today as well as insight into the psyche of the smoker. It delves into the etiquette and the art of smoking, detailing the day-to-day minutiae that make this dirty addiction so cleanly enjoyable. A lot has changed since this book was originally published in 1983. Gone are the days of smoking ads on TV, smoking in the office, and even smoking in bars! Updated for the 21st century, this mirthful little handbook includes meditations, analysis, and trivia on smoking.

This book explores the interrelationship between terrorism and policy relevance from a range of critical perspectives. In particular, it questions the politics of policy-relevance; that is, it interrogates how epistemological and practical pressures to produce "policy-relevant" research shapes prevalent understandings of (counter)terrorism, and vice-versa. It also reflects on Critical Terrorism Studies’ (CTS) relationship to policy-relevance. Should CTS eschew engagement with policy-relevance and maintain a position outside the orthodoxy, or are CTS scholars uniquely positioned to offer meaningful alternatives to contemporary counterterrorism practices? Read thus, the question of policy relevance is central to CTS’ identity and represents an essential juncture as to how associated scholarship might develop into the future.

This book explores the interrelationship between terrorism and policy relevance from a range of critical perspectives. In particular, it questions the politics of policy-relevance; that is, it interrogates how epistemological and practical pressures to produce "policy-relevant" research shapes prevalent understandings of (counter)terrorism, and vice-versa. It also reflects on Critical Terrorism Studies’ (CTS) relationship to policy-relevance. Should CTS eschew engagement with policy-relevance and maintain a position outside the orthodoxy, or are CTS scholars uniquely positioned to offer meaningful alternatives to contemporary counterterrorism practices? Read thus, the question of policy relevance is central to CTS’ identity and represents an essential juncture as to how associated scholarship might develop into the future.