Holy War: Cowboys, Indians, and 9/11s - Softcover

Anderson, Mark Cronlund

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0889774145 ISBN 13: 9780889774148

Publisher: University of Regina Press, 2016

Synopsis

Noam Chomsky and George W. Bush seldom agree, but they both argued that 9/11 stood alone in American history. Although the use of airplanes as weapons of mass destruction was new, Mark Anderson maintains that the response to the attack was not: it was, in fact, as old as the Republic itself.

Beginning with the Mexican-American War and ending with the invasion of Iraq, Holy War probes presidential speeches, news reports, editorial cartoons, television programs, and films to uncover how the United States reverts back to its creation mythology of "fighting Indians" to justify centuries of American imperialism.

About this title

Book Description:

In Holy War, Mark Anderson shows how the U.S. response to the 9/11 attacks is part of a long standing pattern that uses images of the "outsider" to unite and revitalize the American nation.

About the Author:

Mark Cronlund Anderson is an award-winning author of five books, including Seeing Red and Pancho Villa's Revolution by Headlines.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Regina Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0889774145
• ISBN 13: 9780889774148
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 340