Terrorism, jihad, fundamentalism, blowback. These and other highly charged terms have saturated news broadcasts and everyday conversations since 9/11. Each of the 13 essays in "Collateral Damage" 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.
Language
English
Pages
230
Format
Paperback
Publisher
New York University Press
Release
November 01, 2002
ISBN
0814716288
ISBN 13
9780814716281
Collateral Language: A User's Guide to America's New War
Terrorism, jihad, fundamentalism, blowback. These and other highly charged terms have saturated news broadcasts and everyday conversations since 9/11. Each of the 13 essays in "Collateral Damage" 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.