9/11 and the War on Terror
Author | : David Holloway |
Publisher | : Representing American Events |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : UCSC:32106019290524 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book 9/11 and the War on Terror written by David Holloway and published by Representing American Events. This book was released on 2008 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.