{"product_id":"9781780765358","title":"Secular War : Myths of Religion, Politics and Violence","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSecular War\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Stacey Gutkowski\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow have long-standing and unconscious secular assumptions about religion shaped the post-9\/11 climate and its wars? Stacey Gutkowski explores this little-examined, yet crucial, element of British perceptions of and policy towards Jihadism over the last decade, to draw critical conclusions about the relationship between war and the secular. She points to a surprisingly coherent body of secular beliefs that have fuelled policies in Iraq, Afghanistan and counter-terrorism, and that have had mixed results - responsible for both positive strategies and tragic errors. The theory Gutkowski develops on the impact of this secular approach to warfare holds a broader global significance, and cannot be viewed as just a British phenomenon. This book addresses ongoing and critical debates, such as the 'overreach' of Western liberal interventionism in the Middle East, and speaks to policy-makers, security analysts and students of IR, Foreign Policy and Security Studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781780765358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"I.B. Tauris","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40596344766670,"sku":"9781780765358","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_e6281a9d-0aa5-459f-9df9-7df15730f9c9.jpg?v=1637855617","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781780765358","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}