Preface - Why Do They Hate Us?
Beyond Comprehension
Perception of the Threat
New Terrorism - a Self-fulfilling Prophecy
The Expanding Empire of Unknown Dangers
A Threat Beyond Meaning
Enduring Vulnerability
Perceptions of Terror and a Clash of Cultural Attitudes Towards
Risk
So What is the Problem of Terrorism?
Refusing to be Terrorized
Frank Furedi's claim that the social attitude of the West inadvertently invites acts of terrorism is an unsettling thought, but one that must be addressed in open discussion. He argues that what we really need to worry about is not what terrorist do, but our reaction to it.
Frank Furedi is Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent, UK. He is the author of fourteen books including Why Education isn't Educating (2010), The Politics of Fear (2007), Where have all the Intellectuals Gone? (2005), Therapy Culture (2003) and Paranoid Parenting (2001). Furedi's books offer an authoritative yet lively account of key developments in contemporary cultural life, with a particular interest in precautionary culture and risk aversion in the West. He is the UK sociologist most widely cited by the UK media and his books have been translated into eleven languages. He appears frequently on television and radio in the English speaking world and beyond and he publishes regular articles with a range of newspapers.
Mentioned on Social Vision (web), October 2007
*Social Vision (web)*
"Invitation to Terror has a relevence to policy makers far outside
of the security arena"--Tribune
*Tribune*
"He (Frand Furedi) is good at noticing history repeating itself -
for example, in 'the periodic discovery that terrorism
represents a new and unprecedented danger' - and interrogates
usefully the notions of 'vulnerability' or being 'at
risk'"--Saturday Guardian
*Saturday Guardian*
"This book is fresh, well written, awash with lightly worn learning
and so confident in its perspective that the argument... gathers
pace with such vigour as each chapter rolls by that the book's end
it seems well-nigh irrefutable"--Times Higher Educational
Supplement
*Times Higher Educational Supplement*
''Invitation to Terror is a bold attempt to face important and
disturbing questions, and hits a number of its targets''
John Dunn, Times Literary Supplement, August 2008
Interview, Kent (University Magazine). Spring 2008.
"Furedi is a sociologist, adept at the analysis of culture...
Invitation to Terror is a bold attempt to face important and
disturbing questions" The Times Literary Supplement, August
2008
Publication mentioned in 'Kent' the magazine for University of
Kent, Spring 2008
Author mentioned title in article. TimesOnline, 15 March 2009
Title mentioned, Sunday Herald (Glasgow). 3 May 2009.
Author article on media fear, Sunday Herald (Glasgow). 3 May
2009.
Discussion of topic, The Australian. 4 February 2009.
"Author and University of Kent sociologist Furedi (Culture of Fear
Revisited) stakes out a bold position in this exploration of the
War on Terror—in particular, its 'self-fulfilling prophecy' effect,
inspiring fear and passivity regardless of the actual danger. The
only thing new about the 'new terrorism,' Furedi claims, is the
perception that it's any more sophisticated or effective than it
used to be. Citing the resilience of populations who coped with
attacks far beyond the capabilities of today's terrorists—such as
the Nazi blitz and the Allied bombings of Hamburg and
Hiroshima—Furedi argues convincingly that 'terrorism cannot
seriously threaten the integrity of society nor undermine the way
of life of a nation.' Though the British and American governments
do have that power, Furedi contends that the War on Terror is less
a deliberate effort to cow or manipulate than it is a sincere but
wrong-headed attempt to mobilize popular support—rooted in fact and
genuine concern—by leaders who don't understand that 'society can
absorb occasional acts of terror,' but becomes disoriented and
demoralized living in a protracted state of fear. Referencing
hundreds of independent studies, government reports and media
commentary, Furedi contributes an insightful argument for a
realistic, level-headed and self-aware approach to the problem of
terrorism." (Dec.) -Publishers Weekly
*Publishers Weekly*
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