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The Rhetorical Invention of America's National Security State / Marouf Hasian, Jr., Sean Lawson and Megan McFarlane.
| Author/creator | Hasian, Marouf Arif |
| Other author | Lawson, Sean T., 1977- |
| Other author | McFarlane, Megan. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2015] |
| Description | vii, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Lexington studies in contemporary rhetoric |
| Contents | The rhetorical origins of America's national security state -- Military "science" and the legitimation of preventive war, mass surveillance, and kill/capture counterterrorism -- The department of defense, the CIA, and the legitimation of America's "enhanced interrogation techniques" -- Remembering the rise of America's special forces and the rhetorical force behind the Navy Seal's raid on Bin Laden's Abbottabad -- Cyber war, threat inflation, and the securitization of everyday life -- The "stress" of remotely pilot aircraft crews and the biopolitical normalization of America's "precise" drone attacks overseas -- Edward Snowden, agent provocateur, and overreactions of the NSA -- Anticipating the future rhetorical trajectories of America's national security state. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-270) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015019968 |
| ISBN | 9781498505086 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |