| Preempting Dissent: The Politics of an Inevitable Future Contributor(s): Elmer, Greg (Author), Opel, Andy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1894037340 ISBN-13: 9781894037341 Publisher: Arp Books OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Political - Political Science | Censorship - Social Science | Violence In Society |
| Dewey: 320.011 |
| LCCN: 2009367347 |
| Series: Semaphore |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5" W x 6.8" (0.22 lbs) 88 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The legacy of the Bush administration and its "War on Terror" includes a new logic of surveillance, suppressing public dissent and mobilizing both "fear" and "faith." In this accessible book, Elmer and Opel show that this new logic stretches well beyond the realm of airport security and international relations into everyday police techniques, including the use of Tasers, the deployment of "stealth" crowd control, the zoning of protestors and the suppression of public dissent. Drawing on social theories and media analyses, this book reveals the underlying "logic of preemption" whereby threats must be eliminated before they materialize. By addressing the implications of this new logic, Elmer and Opel lay the groundwork for more effective resistance. |
Contributor Bio(s): Elmer, Greg: - Greg Elmer is Bell Globemedia Research Chair and Director of the Infoscape research lab, Ryerson University, Toronto. He also teaches in the graduate programme in Communication and Culture, York & Ryerson Universities and the School of Radio, TV Arts. Andy Opel is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Florida State University, teaching documentary video production and critical media studies. His research interests include environmental communication, alternative media and the emerging media, and the democracy movement. |