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1 online resource (267 pages) |
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Table of contents; introduction; the islamization of islam; ideology, authenticity, and reception in world trade center; infidels and martyrs; "difficult topics such as politics, discrimination, attacks and so on"; michael chabon's the yiddish policemen's union as a 9/11 novel; the ambiguity of the "other" in the post-9/11 novels the reluctant fundamentalist (2007); us and them in terry pratchett's pre- and post-9/11 discworld novels; "terrorists win"; criticism of america in james kelman's novel you have to be careful in the land of the free; a perpetual crisis? |
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From "infrequent shock to ... main thread of the plot"film representations of the muslim in american 9/11 movies; "on the transmigration of meaning"; george orwell's colonial other; contributors; index |
| Summary |
""The effects of 9/11 ramify through a network of conduits and pathways, including the examples of expressive culture this volume explores; and the registration of those effects will likewise be felt in an array of documents and texts. The cultural, literary, and mass mediated effects of 9/11 encompass the globe and the chapters in this volume assume a transnational and international range of vantage points. The topics examined include the representation of Islam and Moslems in a number of te .. |
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Islam in mass media.
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Muslims in popular culture -- United States
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Muslims in popular culture -- Europe
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September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- Influence.
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Cultural studies.
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Political ideologies.
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History: specific events & topics.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Islam in mass media
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Muslims in popular culture
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Europe
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United States
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Witkowska, Joanna
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| ISBN |
9781443869171 |
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1443869171 |
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