Frank Furedi argues that Western culture appears to feed off a diet of terror and inadvertently offers its enemies an invitation to be terrorised.� We have not developed an intellectual framework in which to be able to confront the fear of terrorism.� The language we use betrays confusion about the threat we face and therefore undermines our capacity to engage with it.� Beginning with the question of 'Why do they hate us?' we find ourselves unsure of who 'they' are.� Even more unsettling is the realisation that we are not quite sure of who 'we' are.� In this startling and original book Frank Furedi engages with some of the most fundamental questions confronting society today.
We are in a global conflict that appears so confusing that we are not even certain what to call it.� The failure to conceptualize the issues at stake is demonstrated by the absence of consensus around even what words to describe the meaning of the present conflict and enemy.� Suddenly governments stop speaking about the War on Terror and talk about the Long War.� The shift in terminology often betrays confusion about the issues at stake.� Lack of clarity about what this war is about, who are the protagonists, its scope and duration dominates discussions on this conflict.� Meaningless terms often represent an attempt to evade.� In this case they express confusion and the inability to make sense of life in the twenty-first century.

Formerly the Editorial Director of Campbell Books, Camilla Reid has many years' experience of conceiving and creating books for young readers. Now a mum of two small girls herself, she has gained a whole new insight into the peculiar, but charmingly picky, world of toddlers. Camilla lives in London.

Ailie Busby has had over twenty books published, including titles by Egmont, Walker and Hodder such as Drat That Fat Cat! and Slugs for Breakfast. She collects vintage jewellery, bags and knitted toys. Ailie lives in Newcastle with her husband, two children and their two cats.