Intervention narratives : Afghanistan, the United States, and the Global War on Terror /

Intervention narratives : Afghanistan, the United States, and the Global War on Terror /

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Author / Creator:	Bose, Purnima, 1962- author.
Imprint:	New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2020]
Description:	x, 219 pages ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Series:	War culture War culture.
Subject:	Afghan War (2001- ) War on Terrorism (2001-2009) Afghan War, 2001- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009. Imperialism. Intervention (International law) Afghan War, 2001- -- Literature and the war. Afghan War, 2001- -- Mass media and the war. Imperialism. International relations. Intervention (International law) Mass media and war. War and literature. United States -- Relations -- Afghanistan. Afghanistan -- Relations -- United States. Afghanistan. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12037912

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ISBN:	9781978805989 1978805985 9781978805996 1978805993 9781978806009 9781978806016
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	Intervention Narratives examines the contradictory cultural representations of the US intervention in Afghanistan that help to justify an imperial foreign policy. These narratives involve projecting Afghans as brave anti-communist warriors who suffered the consequences of American disengagement with the region following the end of the Cold War, as victimized women who can be empowered through enterprise, as innocent dogs who need to be saved by US soldiers, and as terrorists who deserve punishment for 9/11. Given that much of public political life now involves affect rather than knowledge, feelings rather than facts, familiar recurring tropes of heroism, terrorism, entrepreneurship, and canine love make the war easier to comprehend and elicit sympathy for US military forces. An indictment of US policy, Bose demonstrates that contemporary imperialism operates on an ideologically diverse cultural terrain to enlist support for the war across the political spectrum.

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Call Number:	DS371.412 .B67 2020
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