The Marketing of War in the Age of Neo-Militarism

ISBN-13: 9780415885133 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 290 str.

Christos Kassimeris; Kostas Gouliamos

Opis

The post-9/11 era and the overall impact of international terrorism have generated much debate regarding the role of military apparatus in modern society. This book assesses the inherent meaning of the militarization from a critical, interdisciplinary perspective.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  Kostas Gouliamos and Christos Kassimeris  Part 1  2. Stratocracy: The Growing Hypertrophy of the LifeWorld Militarization  Kostas Gouliamos and Christos Kassimeris  3. A Dangerous Language  Rūta Marcinkevičienė  4. Militarization and Popular Culture  Matt Davies and Simon Philpott  5. The Treadmill of Destruction Goes Global: Anticipating the Environmental Impact of Militarism in the 21st Century  Gregory Hooks and Chad L. Smith  Part 2  6. Democracy and Militarism  Robert L. Ivie  7. U.S Homeland Security, the Global War on Terror and Militarism  Michael Stohl  8. Re-Launching NATO After 9/11  Vangelis Horafas  9. Space – The High Ground of the European Union’s Emerging Military Policies  Frank Slijper  Part 3  10. War and Capitalism  Fanny Coulomb and Jacques Fontanel  11. Military Expenditure and the Global Culture of Militarism  Sam Perlo-Freeman  12. The National Security Exception, the Global Political Economy and Militarization  Susan T. Jackson  13. The Militarization of US Higher Education After 9/11  Henry A. Giroux  14. Conclusion  Kostas Gouliamos and Christos Kassimeris

O autorze

Christos Kassimeris is Chairman of the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences at the European University Cyprus.

Kostas Gouliamos is Professor and elected Vice-Rector for Research & External Relations of the European University Cyprus.