Homeland : the war on terror in American life / Richard Beck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beck, Richard, 1986- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Social life and customs--21st century.

United States.

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

Genre:

Informational works.

Instructional and educational works.

Physical Description:

xxxi, 556 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Crown, [2024]

Summary:

"A groundbreaking argument on how the decades-long War on Terror changed virtually every aspect of American life, from the erosion of democracy down to what we watched on TV--by an acclaimed n+1 writer"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: For the beauty of the Earth

Part I: A sense of war. No time zones

Iron men

I think security is very tight, but I'm still concerned

Part II: Islam is peace. Keep quiet and stay in your home

I do break regulations

Geronimo

Part III: Growth, stagnation, and surplus. Our little, imaginary world

The sign of autumn

Borders, squares, real estate, streets

Part IV: Impunity culture. The Iraq War debate did not take place

Mom, can you not read over my shoulder?

They do this all the time

Epilogue: Reality principle.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 503-545) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Beck, Richard, 1986- Homeland

ISBN:

9780593240229

0593240227

OCLC:

1412156379

Publisher Number:

90100185841