Introduction: bringing the terrorist into frame -- Modern international terrorism. International terrorism and the news media -- International terrorism and the United States -- International terrorism and the Hollywood film industry -- The Hollywood terrorist and the Cold War. Red terror network -- International terrorism in the Americas: "it's time to die" -- State-sponsored Middle Eastern terrorism -- The Hollywood terrorist after the Cold War. "Yippee ki-yay, motherfucker": from German Euroterrorists to heroes of the past -- Euroinvasion: madmen from Britain and Northern Ireland -- Hollywood's version of fundamentalist Islamic terrorism -- Return of the one-dimensional evil Arab Muslim -- Return of the Communist threat: U.S. president takes on Russian Communist terrorists -- Predicting 9/11: power of belief -- Conclusion: patterns and themes of the Hollywood terrorist
Summary
"Examines how American foreign policy and economic interests influenced the portrayal of international terrorism in Hollywood blockbuster films from the time of the Iran hostage crisis to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Defines modern terrorism's relation to the U.S. and its news media and film industry. Part II covers depictions of terrorism during the waning Cold War"--Provided by publisher
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-345) and index
