The war on terror has been raging for many years now; and subsequently there is a growing body of literature examining the development; motivation and effects of this US-led aggression. Virtually absent from these accounts is an examination of the central role that gender; race; class and sexuality play in the war on terror. This lack of attention reflects a continued resistance by analysts to acknowledge and engage identity-related social issues as central elements within global politics. As this conflict spreads and deepens; it is more important than ever to examine how diverse international actors are using the war on terror as an opportunity to reinforce existing gendered; raced; classed and sexualized inter/national relations. This book examines the official war stories being told to the international community about why and against whom the war on terror is being waged. The book will benefit students; scholars and practitioners in the areas of international relations; women's studies and cultural studies.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. mportant piece of literature in understanding the history of the HolocaustBy BacchusAt just over 120 pages; The Unwritten Order is a short book but I must say that it was a bit of a slog to get through.Peter Longerich is a German historian based at Royal Holloway College (part of the University of London). He was one of the expert witnesses at the libel trial between David Irving and Deborah Lipstadt/Penguin Books over comments made about Irving in Lipstadt's book "Denying the Holocaust".There are three main sticking points for Holocaust deniers. The first is that gas chambers were never used to kill Jews in concentration camps; the second is that the numbers of dead (generally set at six million) is a hopeless overestimate by a factor of at least ten and third; there was no specific order by Adolf Hitler authorising the killing of Jews.David Irving is known to be a great admirer of Hitler and for many years; his stance was that the killing of Jews was done without his knowledge and that he in fact did much to protect Jews.Longerich was called upon to deal with the issue of Hitler's involvement in the Holocaust. No specific order has ever been found in which Hitler explicitly orders mass killing of Jews. In preparing for the case; Longerich found that no-one had ever tried to check this out and put those findings together in one book. This book is the result of Longerich's researches into this topic.In a series of short chapters; Longerich traces the writings of Hitler; his speeches; the notes of various functionaries and the personal diaries of people like Goebbels and the speeches and letters of people like Himmler and Heydrich as well as many others.The key thing that emerges is that Hitler; as an absolute dictator; had complete control over the anti-Semitic policies of the Third Reich and it is clear that main orders were given only after consultation with Hitler. Document after document is shown to state; "the Fuhrer thinks this" or "the Fuhrer says that." The other thing to realise is that the Holocaust was not a single event but a developing process.The experience of reading and interpreting a vast range of documents is quite a mental slog and I did sometimes find it hard to follow.This is a book describing administrative procedures rather than execution methods and in many ways was very turgid. The only thing that did give me pause was the sheer numbers involved. It is quite shocking when looked on the micro level when you learn on a single day; over a thousand people getting shot.I think this is the kind of book you should read if you are already familiar with the history of the Holocaust; it is of quite a specialist nature. However; I think it very rewarding.0 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Ramiro CollazoBy Ramiro C.Wonderful History reference ...5 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Supports Hitler's Final SolutionBy R PRIUSDespite the fact that Hitler; as head of state; craftily left no paper trail connecting himself to the systematic annihilation of 6 million people; this book manages to support the concept that it was Hitler who masterminded the holocaust. Much like a puppet master; Hitler orchestrated mass extermination under the auspices of the Third Reich via his henchman Heinrich Himmler and somewhat covertly managed to; at least publicly; absolve himself of direct participation in the final solution.The author does a good job of linking Hitler to the holcaust by uncovering documentation via testimony and documentation to one of the most shocking as well as enduring legacies of WWIi.While this book may seem somewhat dry at times; I found it interesting and pertinent to other books relating to the topic as a whole.This is definitely a book for anyone interested in WWII as well as the Holocaust. It illuminates a subject often discussed and investigated and provides solid documentation regarding the subject.
