Ross Glover – författare

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.

The Autumn of nineteen twenty-one treated Patrick McBride with heartbreak at the death of Shumate McBride, his father, but also treated him with heartfelt joy on board RMS Aquitania where he met Elizabeth and fell in love. She is married and loyal to her husband. But their love is so strong it tugs and sets them on a long three-year journey for love from Liverpool, England to Memphis, Tennessee. This is their story.