Political Islam and the United States' new 'Other' : an analysis of the discourse on political Islam (2001-2007)

In this thesis I examine how and why political Islam has come to occupy the position of ontological "other" for the United States, in particular in the period after September 11th and in the context of the "war on terror". In order to do this, I argue that much of the language em...

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Main Author: Mullin-Lery, Corinna
Published: London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.645734