September 11th and its Aftermath (Cass Studies in Geopolitics)

296 Pages·2004·2.22 MB·English

by  Stanley D. Brunn

11 September and Its Aftermath
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11 SEPTEMBER AND ITS
AFTERMATH
THE GEOPOLITICS OF TERROR
Editor
STANLEY D.BRUNN
FRANK CASS
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
11 September and its aftermath: the geopolitics of terror.
—(Cass studies in geopolitics; no. 7)
1. World politics—21st century 2. September 11 Terrorist
Attacks, 2001 3. Terrorism 4. International relations
5. Geopolitics 6. United States—Foreign relations—21st
century
I. Brunn, Stanley D. II. Eleven September and its aftermath
909.8’3
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ISBN 0714655724 (Print Edition)
ISBN 0-7146-5572-4 (cloth)
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
11 September and its aftermath: the geopolitics of terror/editor
Stanley D.Brunn.
p. cm.
“First appeared as a special issue of Geopolitics, ISSN 1465-0045, vol.
8, no. 3 (autumn 2003).”
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-7146-5572-4 (alk. paper)—ISBN 0-7146-8454-6 (pbk.: alk.
paper)
1. September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001. 2. World politics—21st
century. 3. Geopolitics. I. Title: Eleventh September and its
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aftermath. II. Brunn, Stanley D. III. Geopolitics.
HV6432.7.A15 2003
973.931–dc22
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This group of studies first appeared as a special issue of Geopolitics, ISSN 1465-0045, Vol.8,
No.3 (Autumn 2003) published by Frank Cass and Co. Ltd.
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Contents
Foreword
David Newman
11 September and Its Aftermath: Introduction 1
Stanley D.Brunn
The Meaning of 11 September and the Emerging Postinternational 15
World
Richard W.Mansbach
American Hegemony after 11 September: Allies, Rivals and 33
Contradictions
James Anderson
Calling 911: Geopolitics, Security and America’s New War 60
Simon Dalby
The Naming of ‘Terrorism’ and Evil ‘Outlaws’: Geopolitical Place- 84
Making After 11 September
Mat Coleman
Strategic Troping in Sri Lanka: September Eleventh and the 102
Consolidation of Political Position
Margo Kleinfeld
Environmental Terrorism: A Critique 123
Shannon O’Lear
Tabloid Realism and the Revival of American Security Culture 147
François Debrix
11 September and Popular Geopolitics: A Study of Websites Run 184
for and by Dutch Moroccans
Virginie Mamadouh
Editorials and Geopolitical Explanations for 11 September 209
Jonathan TaylorChris Jasparo
Reading Geopolitics Beyond the State: Organisational Discourse in 243
Response to 11 September
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Carl T.DahlmanStanley D.Brunn
Abstracts 269
Notes on Contributors 274
Index 277
Foreword
11 September 2001 is a date which is engraved in the memories of anyone who
lived through that day and who watched the events unfolding in New York City
and Washington DC. 11 September is a date which changed the way in which
the international community goes about its business. Since 11 September, security
has become the foremost concern throughout the world, with the fear of terrorist
attacks uppermost in the minds of states, governments and their citizens.
The events of 11 Setember had a profound impact for the geopolitical
restructuring of the world. The United States asserted its hegemony, declared the
existence of an ‘axis of evil’ and set out to combat terror throughout the world. The
western world became convinced that a true clash of civilizations was taking place
between Christianity and Islam, and that the only solution was to fight
fundamentalism with the powerful military might at its disposal. For its part, the
Islamic world saw itself as being misunderstood, arguing, in turn, that it was time
for the West to wake up to the realities of those who shared different cultural
beliefs if it truly wanted to avoid further conflict in the future.
This book offers fresh insights into some of the geopolitical implications of 11
September. Political geographers from throughout the world add their voice to that
which has already been heard by political scientists and scholars on International
Relations. They examine the way in which the global map is undergoing a
process of change and restructuring, a process which has brought about an even
greater American hegemony than ever before in world affairs. Many of the
chapters deal with the way in which representations and images of geopolitical
change and stereotyping have been framed through the prism of 11 September,
especially through the pages of popular media and websites. The importance of
understanding place and space, both at the international but also at the local,
levels provides a major focus for the book. The events of 11 September are shown
to have had as profound an impact on ethnic groups living in urban
neighbourhoods as it has upon the wider global communities, with studies of
Holland and Sri Lanka showing the geographic diversity of this impact.
This collection of original essays complements the growing literature in the
renaissant study of Geopolitics. It also offers new insights into the events of 11
September, focusing on the impact of these events on the ways in which our global,
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national and even local spaces are experiencing contemporary processes of social
and cultural formation.
David Newman
June 2003