The Age of Terror

Overview

September 11 marked the beginning of a new era--an age of terror in which counter-terrorism will be one of the highest priorities of national governments and international institutions. How we proceed in this new war depends in large measure on the answer to a prior question: what exactly happened here and why? In The Age of Terror, eight leading historians and policymakers address this question and examine the considerations and objectives of policy decisions in post-September 11 America. Co-published with the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization
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Overview

September 11 marked the beginning of a new era--an age of terror in which counter-terrorism will be one of the highest priorities of national governments and international institutions. How we proceed in this new war depends in large measure on the answer to a prior question: what exactly happened here and why? In The Age of Terror, eight leading historians and policymakers address this question and examine the considerations and objectives of policy decisions in post-September 11 America. Co-published with the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization

Editorial Reviews

KLIATT
The last two years have been one of the most agonizing, contentious, and fast-moving periods in modern American history. The average citizen may acquire a reasonable awareness of the major events that are taking place around him, but the sum total of the warnings, military actions, accusations, legislation, and political posturing are thoroughly bewildering to most. When even the heads of major nations have trouble making out a clear path ahead, it is doubly hard for anyone else to make sense of the world. Fortunately, Strobe Talbott, President of the Brookings Institution, and Nayan Chganda, an executive at the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, have attempted to redress the situation. Their book consists of eight thought-provoking essays about world events, all written by recognized experts in international affairs. The essays all have a thoughtful and dispassionate tone. In fact, just from reading them, it is hard to determine the intellectual leaning of each author; conservative, liberal or centrist. The topics are especially wide-ranging: from the dynamics of the Moslem world to the economic outlooks of developing countries in Asia, from runaway globalization to the crassness of American popular culture. One essay, by Charles Hill, a career diplomat, is especially valuable in explaining both the myths and the realities of Arab terrorism. Taken all together, the essays add genuine perspective to what we learn from the daily news reports. Although the book is clearly aimed at the adult reader with some understanding of the world and its affairs, it would also be suitable for enrichment programs for YAs. All that is really required from the reader is an inquiring curiosityabout the world, and the path that it is taking. KLIATT Codes: A; Recommended for advanced students and adults. 2001, Basic Books, 232p. index., Puffer

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780641838828
  • Publisher: Perseus Publishing
  • Publication date: 11/27/2002
  • Pages: 232
  • Product dimensions: 5.30 (w) x 7.90 (h) x 0.70 (d)

Meet the Author

Nayan Chanda is the director of publications at the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization and the former editor of Far East Economic Review. Strobe Talbott is the Director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization and a former foreign-affairs columnist for Time magazine. He was Deputy Secretary of State under Bill Clinton. Nayan Chanda is the director of publications at the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization and the former editor of Far East Economic Review. Strobe Talbott is the Director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization and a former foreign-affairs columnist for Time magazine. He was Deputy Secretary of State under Bill Clinton.

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