The BBC, The 'War on Terror' and the Discursive Construction of Terrorism Representing al-Qaeda /

• Main Author: Ahmad, Jared (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: New Security Challenges
• Subjects: Terrorism.; Political violence.; Security, International.; Peace.; Great Britain-Politics and government.; Mass media and crime.; Terrorism and Political Violence.; International Security Studies.; Conflict Studies.; British Politics.; Crime and the Media.

In the years since the September 11th 2001 attacks, the al-Qaeda phenomenon has become one of the most written about, yet crucially misunderstood, threats of the 21st century. But despite the sheer volume of literature produced during the 'war on terror' period, few studies have sought to...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: The BBC, the 'war on terror' and al-Qaeda
• Chapter 1: Understanding al-Qaeda as a discursive phenomenon
• Chapter 2: September 11th 2001 attacks
• Chapter 3: The January 5th 2003 Wood Green ricin plot
• Chapter 4: The July 7th 2005 London transport bombings
• Chapter 5: The May 2nd 2011 capture and killing of Osama bin Laden
• Conclusion: A shifting enemy.