Cultures of the War on Terror : empire, ideology, and the remaking of 9/11 / David Holloway.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holloway, David, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and culture--United States.

Politics and culture.

United States.

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, in mass media.

September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2001) in mass media.

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009, in mass media.

War on Terrorism (2001-2009) in mass media.

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Mass media and the war.

Iraq War, 2003-2011.

United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

x, 197 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2008]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

1 History 7

2 Politics 31

3 Mass Media 58

4 Cinema 81

5 Literature 107

6 Photography and Visual Art 129

Appendix B Synoptic biographies 167

Annotated bibliography of further reading and texts cited 172.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-187) and index.

ISBN:

9780773534834

0773534830

9780773534841

0773534849

OCLC:

222517784