Secular War
Myths of Religion, Politics and Violence
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, History, Religion & Spirituality
| Author: | Stacey Gutkowski | ISBN: | 9780857729521 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | November 27, 2013 |
| Imprint: | I.B. Tauris | Language: | English |
| Author: | Stacey Gutkowski |
| ISBN: | 9780857729521 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | November 27, 2013 |
| Imprint: | I.B. Tauris |
| Language: | English |
How have long-standing and unconscious secular assumptions about religion shaped the post-9/11 climate and its wars? Stacey Gutkowski explores this little-examined, yet crucial, element of British perceptions of and policy towards Jihadism over the last decade, to draw critical conclusions about the relationship between war and the secular. She points to a surprisingly coherent body of secular beliefs that have fuelled policies in Iraq, Afghanistan and counter-terrorism, and that have had mixed results – responsible for both positive strategies and tragic errors.
The theory Gutkowski develops on the impact of this secular approach to warfare holds a broader global significance, and cannot be viewed as just a British phenomenon. This book addresses ongoing and critical debates, such as the 'overreach' of Western liberal interventionism in the Middle East, and speaks to policy-makers, security analysts and students of IR, Foreign Policy and Security Studies.
How have long-standing and unconscious secular assumptions about religion shaped the post-9/11 climate and its wars? Stacey Gutkowski explores this little-examined, yet crucial, element of British perceptions of and policy towards Jihadism over the last decade, to draw critical conclusions about the relationship between war and the secular. She points to a surprisingly coherent body of secular beliefs that have fuelled policies in Iraq, Afghanistan and counter-terrorism, and that have had mixed results – responsible for both positive strategies and tragic errors.
The theory Gutkowski develops on the impact of this secular approach to warfare holds a broader global significance, and cannot be viewed as just a British phenomenon. This book addresses ongoing and critical debates, such as the 'overreach' of Western liberal interventionism in the Middle East, and speaks to policy-makers, security analysts and students of IR, Foreign Policy and Security Studies.
