{"product_id":"one-mans-terrorist-how-power-politics-and-propaganda-decide-who-lives-who-dies-and-who-gets-blamed-9781971228020","title":"One Man's Terrorist: How Power, Politics, and Propaganda Decide Who Lives, Who Dies-and Who Gets Blamed","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sean Hogan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: American Publishers Inc.\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: American Publishers Inc.\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Comparative Politics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSean Hogan deconstructs the word 'terrorist, ' the most notorious label in global politics, and exposes how that powerfully loaded term is weaponized. Pulling from law, history, and media reportage, he reveals that the distinction between a 'terrorist group' and an 'allied government' is arbitrary in the hands of the powerful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Afghan mujahideen become al-Qaeda, but only after they'd done the bidding of the CIA. Nelson Mandela is branded a terrorist just before receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. And when Palestinian children are killed on the off chance of taking out a Hamas operative, that's unfortunate 'collateral damage, ' but Israel's right to defend itself is never in doubt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American Publishers Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47779029188759,"sku":"9781971228020","price":2621.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781971228020.webp?v=1778032905","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/one-mans-terrorist-how-power-politics-and-propaganda-decide-who-lives-who-dies-and-who-gets-blamed-9781971228020","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}