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Title: The No-Nonsense Guide to Terrorism by Jonathan Barker, Paul Rogers ISBN: 1-85984-433-2 Publisher: Verso Books Pub. Date: April, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: Thinking about terrorism
Comment: What a splendid and timely book this is! Without trace of pontification or gloom-mongering, Barker lays out what we need to have thought about before we can respond effectively to terrorism. As I read the book, I was struck by how widespread terrorism is in the world today and what a very long history it has in human affairs. I already knew that my ancestors had used WMD's (smallpox infested blankets) on the indigenous peoples of North America; but I did not know that the great French celebrant of American frontier Democracy, Alexis deTocqueville, had written of his own nations' conquest of Algeria, 'In France, I have often heard people that I respect, but do not approve of, deplore burning harvests, emptying granaries, and seizing unarmed men, women, and children. As I see it, these are unfortunate necessities'. .'
Terrorism is a horrific topic. Unlike many writers in this area, Barker is equal handed in his sympathy and slow to moralize. In fact he shows how moralizing often obscures the issues at stake. To design ways to oppose terrorism he prefers the metaphor of international law enforcement over the metaphor of an International War Against Terrorism. It is more likely to lead us to think practically about ameliorating the conditions that foster terrorism and less likely to allow us to depersonalize and abuse the populations from which terrorists arise. Above all, the book helps you advance your own thinking on this fraught subject.
Barker's book is one of the No-Nonsense Guides, which originate from a Candian Publisher, Between the Lines. These are a series of thoughtful, succinct works on the most thorny issues of modern life, ranging from climate modification, to world trade, to world history. They are pocket books in the old fashioned sense of books you carry with you on the subway, to the dentist office, to the kids' hockey game that are so interesting and well-organized that you keep your place between interruptions.
I applaud both the series and the volume.
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Title: The No-Nonsense Guide to the Arms Trade by Gideon Burrows ISBN: 185984426X Publisher: Verso Books Pub. Date: December, 2002 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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Title: The No-Nonsense Guide to International Development by Maggie Black ISBN: 1859844316 Publisher: Verso Books Pub. Date: December, 2002 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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Title: The No-Nonsense Guide to Democracy by Richard Swift ISBN: 1859844707 Publisher: Verso Books Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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Title: The No-Nonsense Guide to Fair Trade (No-Nonsense Guides) by David Ransom, Anita Roddick ISBN: 1859843344 Publisher: Verso Books Pub. Date: May, 2001 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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Title: The No-Nonsense Guide to Climate Change (No-Nonsense Guides) by Dinyar Godrej, Dinya Godrej ISBN: 1859843352 Publisher: Verso Books Pub. Date: May, 2001 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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