9/11 and the War on Terror Contributor(s): Holloway, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0748670777 ISBN-13: 9780748670772 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Binding Type: Other - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2012 |
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BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 21st Century |
Dewey: 973.931 |
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Publisher Description: This interdisciplinary study of how 9/11 and the 'war on terror' were represented during the Bush era, shows how culture often functioned as a vital resource, for citizens attempting to make sense of momentous historical events that frequently seemed beyond their influence or control.Illustrated throughout, the book discusses representation of 9/11 and the war on terror in Hollywood film, the 9/11 novel, mass media, visual art and photography, political discourse, and revisionist historical accounts of American 'empire, ' between the September 11 attacks and the Congressional midterm elections in 2006. As well as prompting an international security crisis, and a crisis in international governance and law, David Holloway suggests the culture of the time also points to a 'crisis' unfolding in the institutions and processes of republican democracy in the United States. His book offers a cultural and ideological history of the period. |
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