The State of Terror (S U N Y Series in Deviance and Social Control) [Hardcover]

Annamarie Oliverio (Author), Pat Lauderdale (Author), Andre Gunder Frank (Foreword)

Book Description

Series: S U N Y Series in Deviance and Social Control | Publication Date: April 1998

Annamarie Oliverio asks us to question many of our basic ideas about terrorism, the identity of terrorists, and the ways we have come to recognize terrorist activity. Oliverio offers a richly textured analysis of two events--the commandeering of TWA Flight 847 in 1985 and the taking of the cruise ship Achille Lauro a few months later. The author uses the double vision of one who stands in two cultures to analyze media descriptions of the events and their aftermath. Her analyses force us to rethink our understandings of what is 'known,' accepted, and familiar.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Annamarie Oliverio is Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Arizona State University West. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 189 pages
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr (April 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791437078
• ISBN-13: 978-0791437070
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,693,194 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly theoretical treatiste on statecraft and terrorism, March 2, 1999

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This review is from: The State of Terror (SUNY Series in Deviance and Social Control) (Suny Series, Deviance & Social Control) (Paperback)

Oliverio delves deeply into the roots of statecraft and how those roots intertwine with terrorism. Clearly the author finds the musings of an early Austrian, Machiavelli, sadly relevant to the modern scene.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The State of Terror is a must read., September 29, 1998

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This review is from: The State of Terror (SUNY Series in Deviance and Social Control) (Suny Series, Deviance & Social Control) (Paperback)

The State of Terror is a must read for anyone who desires a sophisticated analysis of terror. The book explains how we have been misled by both the political right and left on the issue of terrorism.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Politics of Terrorism, April 30, 2002

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This review is from: The State of Terror (SUNY Series in Deviance and Social Control) (Suny Series, Deviance & Social Control) (Paperback)

The author must have psychic powers and a clear, analytic mind. Oliverio's argument published in 1998 should have been read by U.S. foreign policy makers. She makes a cogent argument for considering the ways in which people and organizations of power use the concept of terror to hid their own uses of terrorism.

Although this book had been recommended to me by first class scholars, I did not read it until this week because I assumed the work would not be relevant after Septermber 11, 2001. The fact is it is more relevant now then ever before. In many ways, I interpret her to be saying that she loves her countries by loves justice more, much as Camus said long ago. Justice, an analysis of the politics of deviance and terrorism, a global perspective, and a beautiful analysis of the role of theater in the political arenas are only a small part of this poignant book.