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Witnesses to Terror

Understanding the Meanings and Consequences of Terrorism

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  • © 2012

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  1. Luke Howie

    1. Monash University, Australia

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Uncertainty in the Study of Terrorism

    • Luke Howie
    Pages 1-18

  3. The Witness of Terrorism

    • Luke Howie
    Pages 19-41

  4. Like a Weapon in the Street: Terrorism and the Media in the Twenty-First Century

    • Luke Howie
    Pages 42-64

  5. Witnessing Terrorism and Its Enduring Consequences

    • Luke Howie
    Pages 65-83

  6. Elder Witnesses: Witnessing Terrorism in Later/Middle Life

    • Luke Howie
    Pages 84-111

  7. Vampires, Lawyers, Merchant Bankers and Other Monsters: Post-9/11 Organisations in Science Fiction

    • Luke Howie
    Pages 112-132

  8. Guarding the Contact Zones: Security Guards in a Time of Terror

    • Luke Howie
    Pages 133-154

  9. Witnessing Terrorism

    • Luke Howie
    Pages 155-175

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 176-198
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This book argues that it is witnesses who are the targets of terrorism and that the question of whose witnessing counts, and which stories are the most legitimate, is of vital importance for understanding the meanings and consequences of contemporary terrorism.

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'Terror creates fear and only succeeds where there are witnesses to consume terror. Counter-terrorism in Luke Howie's imaginative framework means countering feelings of terror. He has written an original and critical contribution to terrorism studies in situating different categories of witnesses, and documenting their narratives of trauma and repair. Thoughtful and compassionate, Howe writes without jargon, prediction or pretence about the age of terror.' - Bryan S. Turner, Professor of Sociology, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, USA

'This impressive book not only engages critically with the specialized literature on terrorism but also introduces a new way of understanding the psychological effects of 9/11. This seminal research examines what it means when terrorists and the mass-media are inextricably intertwined. Howie brilliantly frames terrorism within the sense of uncertainty that it creates. Terrorism's power does not depend on damage or the number of casualties alone it depends on who is witnesses. Undoubtedly, Witnesses to Terror, is an all-encompassing view of terrorism, which I must confess is one of the best book I have read on the subject.' - Maximiliano E. Korstanje, University of Palermo, Argentina

Authors and Affiliations

  • Monash University, Australia

    Luke Howie

About the author

LUKE HOWIE is Lecturer in the School of Political and Social Inquiry at Monash University, Australia. He is also a member of the Global Terrorism Research Centre and the author of Terrorism, the Worker and the City and Terror on the Screen.

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