Campos, Joseph H.

The state and terrorism: national security and the mobilization of power/ Joseph H. Campos. - Aldershot, England: Ashgate, 2007. - 169 p. ; ill. 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-165) and index.

Introduction: Terrorism and the state -- The state in a time of terror -- National security discourse on terrorism in Cold War presidential rhetoric -- National security discourse on terrorism in post-Cold War presidential rhetoric -- Once they were human -- State versus terror -- Language, knowledge, and power in the name of the state -- Conclusion.

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Terrorism--Government policy--History--United States
National security--History--United States
Political oratory--History--United States

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