Terrortory

Barry Hindess*

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    Abstract

    Contemporary usage presents an opposition between states and terrorism, as if to suggest that terrorism is not an instrument of the state but something that is used against it. Yet the two most influential foundational myths of the modern states system suggest that the state's capacity for terror is the source of peace and order within the territorial community. It also makes other states think twice about attacking its territory. The author examines the ramifications of these myths and shows how they underlie conventional accounts of what is at stake in the war on terror.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)243-257
    Number of pages15
    JournalAlternatives
    Volume31
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2006

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