Imagining America at War: Morality, Politics and Film - Softcover

Weber, Cynthia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415375371 ISBN 13: 9780415375375

Publisher: Routledge, 2005

Synopsis

Cynthia Weber presents a stimulating new study of how Americans construct their identity and the moral values that inform their foreign policy. She details how films released between 9/11 and Gulf War II reflect raging debates about US foreign policy and

About this title

About the Author:

University of Lancaster, UK.

Review:

'Extremely relevant for understanding current world politics and the role of the American state in it ... Hollywood films have such a profound impact on viewers all over the world, influencing and sometimes producing popular attitudes. Yet international relations scholars rarely examine the role of filmic images in the construction of our world today. This work fills the gap with nuanced, brilliant insights.' - L. H. M. Ling, New School University

'One of the most perceptive and important works on the immediate post-September 11 period – tracking broad, divergent American attitudes and values, particularly as regards U.S. relations with a wider world.' - John Howard, Kings College London

'Cynthia Weber offers a commanding and insightful analysis of how Hollywood shapes America’s consciousness, foreign policy and perception of itself. A brilliant book, brilliantly put together.' - Ziauddin Sardar, co-author, Why Do People Hate America?

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0415375371
• ISBN 13: 9780415375375
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 196