Title: Endless War?: Hidden Functions of the "War on Terror"
Abstract: Was the Iraq really an act of goodwill to liberate people from injustice? Or was it a strategic move to maintain US dominance globally? Endless War? casts a critical light on the real motives behind and conflict. David Keen explores how winning is rarely an end in itself; rather, tends to be part of a wider political and economic game that is consistent with strengthening the enemy. Keen devises a radical framework for analysing an unending project, where the war on terror is an extension of the Cold War. The book draws on the author's detailed study of wars in Sudan, Sierra Leone, as well as in a range of other conflicts. It provides a new approach to conflict analysis that will be of use to students across development studies and the social sciences.
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-04-20
Language: en
Type: book
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