Cultures of the War on Terror: Empire, Ideology, and the Remaking of 9/11

by David Holloway

Overview

In an interdisciplinary study of representations of 9/11 and the "war on terror" during the Bush era, David Holloway shows that culture often functioned as a vital resource for citizens attempting to make sense of momentous historical events that seemed well beyond their influence or control.

Holloway discusses representations of 9/11 and the war on terror in Hollywood film, novels, mass media, visual art and photography, political discourse, and revisionist historical accounts of the American "empire" created between the 11 September attacks and the Congressional midterm elections in 2006. He suggests that the culture of the period not only prompted international crises in security, governance, and law but also points to a "crisis" unfolding in the institutions and processes of US republican democracy.

Cultures of the War on Terror offers a cultural and ideological history of the period, showing how culture was used to debate, legitimize, qualify, contest, or repress discussion about the broader meanings of 9/11 and the war on terror.

About the Author:
David Holloway, senior lecturer in American studies, University of Derby, is author of The Late Modernism of Cormac McCarthy, and co-editor of American Visual Cultures

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780773534841
Publisher:	McGill-Queens University Press
Publication date:	08/01/2008
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

David Holloway, senior lecturer in American studies, University of Derby, is author of The Late Modernism of Cormac McCarthy, and co-editor of American Visual Cultures.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations     viii
Acknowledgements     x
Introduction     1
History     7
Politics     31
Mass Media     58
Cinema     81
Literature     107
Photography and Visual Art     129
Conclusion     154
Timeline     159
Synoptic biographies     167
Annotated bibliography of further reading and texts cited     172
Index     188

Editorial Reviews

"Overall, this is a worthwhile interdisciplinary attempt to shed light on a complex, controversial topic that is still very much in flux." American Studies

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