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Billig, M. 2003. Language as forms of death. In Dedaic, Mirjana N. and Daniel Nelson, eds. At War With Words. (Language, Power and Social Process 10).

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

conflict | language | reference | social psychology

Annotation

In the context of the events on and after September 11 2001, Billig contrasts Freudian explanations of the impulse toward war with Henri Tajfel's (1981) social psychology. He argues that words, and the implicit and explicit frames of reference they establish, are necessary precursors to war.