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  Civilization and Savagery in the Crucible of War
 
 
Title: Civilization and Savagery in the Crucible of War
Author: Bowden, Brett
Appeared in: Global change peace and security
Paging: Volume 19 (2007) nr. 1 pages 3-16
Year: 2007-02
Contents: The casting of the war on terrorism as a war fought on behalf of or for Civilization against some less-than-civilized Other—terrorists and their cohorts—is a significant point. The image being generated and marketed is one of a war between the civilized defenders of everything that Civilization represents and the savage terrorists who oppose it and want to tear it down. Right or wrong, this image is not exactly new, and thus the 'war on terror' is not exactly a 'war like no other' as is often claimed by its prosecutors. Rather, history and precedents, particularly in regard to confrontations between so-called 'civilized' and 'savage' peoples, have a lot to tell us about the present and the conducting of the war on terror.
Publisher: Routledge
Source file: Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften
 
 

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