Crimes of Power & States of Impunity: The U.S. Response to Terror

by Michael F. Welch

Book Overview

Since 9/11, a new configuration of power situated at the core of the executive branch of the U.S. government has taken hold. In Crimes of Power & States of Impunity, Michael Welch takes a close look at the key historical, political, and economic forces shaping the country's response to terror.

Welch continues the work he began in Scapegoats of September 11th and argues that current U.S. policies, many enacted after the attacks, undermine basic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813544351
• ISBN13: 9780813544359
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"