Homeland : American life in the War on Terror

Beck, Richard, 1986- author.

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An exploration of how the protracted war on terror reshaped nearly every facet of American life and changed peoples' attitudes of themselves and their neighbors and even affected our choice of cars and popular entertainment.

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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009

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ISBN:

9780593240229

Edition:

First edition

Description:

xxxi, 556 pages ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 503-545) and index

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

LCCN:

2023058923

Control Number:

3345482

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