Striking Terror: America's New War

Tony Judt

ISBN 10: 1590170121 / ISBN 13: 9781590170120

Published by New York Review of Books, 2002

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Synopsis:

Immediately following the recent attacks on New York and Washington, D.C., the New York Review of Books began publishing articles on how America should deal with terrorism, as well as reports from inside Afghanistan and Pakistan. Striking Terror collects the Review s timely analyses of America s most recent war with essays by Stanley Hoffman, Tony Judt, Timothy Garton Ash, and others.

Reviews: This book compiles 16 articles printed in the New York Reviewof Books in the weeks following the September 11 attacks on theU.S. They represent a broad array of analyses of the attack, theU.S. response, and the global significance of that response. Thewriters, with a range of nationalities and political sensibilities,explore several troubling aspects of U.S. reaction, includingU.S. relations with the Arab world and the root causes of terrorism,troubling alliances being made in the name of fighting terrorism andfinding Osama bin Laden, the catharsis of retaliatory attacks versusthe momentum to change the direction of foreign policy, and challengesto a civil society to use the rule of law in prosecuting andconvicting suspected terrorists. Review contributors also exploreal-Qaeda's efforts to acquire chemical weapons and Arabic documentsfound in the luggage of three of the hijackers. The book includes newepilogues to the earlier articles, examining developments since theattack occurred. This thoughtful, probing collection will appeal toreaders searching for insights into the terrorist threat. ((ReviewedApril 15, 2002))Vanessa Bush
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Bibliographic Details

Title: Striking Terror: America's New War
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket