Constructing global enemies : hegemony and identity in international discourses on terrorism and drug prohibition / Eva Herschinger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herschinger, Eva.

Series:

New International Relations

The new international relations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hegemony.

Terrorism--Prevention--International cooperation.

Terrorism.

Drug control--International cooperation.

Drug control.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Constructing Global Enemies asks how and why specific interpretations of international terrorism and drug abuse have become hegemonic at the global level. The book analyses the international discourses on terrorism and drug prohibition and compares efforts to counter both, not only from a contemporary but also from a historical perspective. Utilising poststructuralist theory of the relationship between hegemony and identity, Herschinger argues that hegemony is much more than just the dominance of a single country in international life; rather it is the emergence of a hegemon

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 On hegemony and identity in international security discourses; 2 Opening the 'black box': The construction of international hegemonies; 3 International drug prohibition: Constructing the 'drug-free world'; 4 Writing the 'war on terror': The struggle of hegemonic projects; 5 Comparing the 'war on drugs' and the 'war on terror'; Conclusion: Rethinking hegemonic orders; Appendix - Overview of codes belonging to productive hegemonic and counterhegemonic strategies; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-86311-7

1-283-04256-8

9786613042569

0-203-83638-3

9780203836385

OCLC:

701703613