{"product_id":"states-of-terror-david-simpson-9780226600222","title":"States of Terror: History, Theory, Literature","description":"How have we come to depend so greatly on the words \u003ci\u003eterror\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eterrorism\u003c\/i\u003e to describe broad categories of violence? David Simpson offers here a philology of terror, tracking the concept's long, complicated history across literature, philosophy, political science, and theology--from Plato to NATO. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Introducing the concept of the \"fear-terror cluster,\" Simpson is able to capture the wide range of terms that we have used to express extreme emotional states over the centuries--from anxiety, awe, and concern to dread, fear, and horror. He shows that the choices we make among such words to describe shades of feeling have seriously shaped the attribution of motives, causes, and effects of the word \"terror\" today, particularly when violence is deployed by or against the state. At a time when terror-talk is widely and damagingly exploited by politicians and the media, this book unpacks the slippery rhetoric of terror and will prove a vital resource across humanistic and social sciences disciplines. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Simpson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022660022X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226600222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2019","brand":"David Simpson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086419308799,"sku":"9780226600222","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a7318b46-9051-40ef-98fe-526d735c645f.jpg?v=1769094565","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/states-of-terror-david-simpson-9780226600222","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}