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Legitimising language : 9/11 and liberal democracy
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 62-63).
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| author | Ennis, Andrew Edward |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/12372 Legitimising language : 9/11 and liberal democracy Ennis, Andrew Edward English Literary Studies Includes bibliographical references (leaves 62-63). Since the famous 9/11 terrorist attacks in America, the American government has increased their military presence across the world, most notably by occupying Iraq and Afghanistan. This they have done under the banner of spreading liberal democracy to oppressed peoples in far off places, arguing that their actions represent asense of moral clarity and are necessary if the world is going to be safe from evil. This paper argues that the term liberal democracy and all the ideological rhetoric of freedom that is employed give the Americans a moral high ground from which they seek to excuse and legitimise their actions. This thesis shows how the framework of spreading liberal democracy has been and is being used in order to legitimise actions which appear to be contradictory to the professed goals of spreading liberty and equality, to oppressed people. 2015-02-04T19:09:59Z 2015-02-04T19:09:59Z 2010 Master Thesis Masters MA http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12372 eng application/pdf Department of English Language and Literature Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | English Literary Studies Ennis, Andrew Edward Legitimising language : 9/11 and liberal democracy |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Legitimising language : 9/11 and liberal democracy |
| title_full | Legitimising language : 9/11 and liberal democracy |
| title_fullStr | Legitimising language : 9/11 and liberal democracy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Legitimising language : 9/11 and liberal democracy |
| title_short | Legitimising language : 9/11 and liberal democracy |
| title_sort | legitimising language 9 11 and liberal democracy |
| topic | English Literary Studies |
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