American Power after 9/11

by M. Astrada

Overview

This study expounds upon the composition, dynamics, and consequences of the post-9/11 global security context by positing the following overarching research question: how has the event of 9/11 further enabled the US to legitimately articulate, disseminate, and implement an absolutist security agenda (ASA) on the world stage?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230100022
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	05/14/2010
Edition description:	2010
Pages:	181
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

MARVIN ASTRADA is Research Scientist with theApplied Research Center at Florida International University, USA.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

1 Introduction 1

2 Absolutist Security: Characteristics and Dynamics 23

3 Absolutist Security: Epistemology and Repercussions 39

4 The USA PATRIOT Act 2001 57

5 Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Global Security 73

6 Conclusion 93

Notes 103

Works Cited 135

Index 179