The Rhetoric of Terrorism and Counterterrorism

by Richard Leeman

Richard Leeman analyzes the possible discursive responses to terrorism, prescribing democratic rhetoric as the most strategic counterterrorist response available. He examines counterterrorism as a response to terrorism, considering each side as one-half of a dialogue. Given the inherently anti-democratic nature of terroristic discourse, he hypothesizes that the best discursive strategy is to shift the dialogue to different grounds, i.e., to use...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313275874
• ISBN13: 9780313275876
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"