{"product_id":"imperial-benevolence-scott-laderman-9780520299177","title":"Imperial Benevolence: U.S. Foreign Policy and American Popular Culture Since 9\/11","description":"This is a necessary and urgent read for anyone concerned about the United States' endless wars. Investigating multiple genres of popular culture alongside contemporary U.S. foreign policy and political economy, \u003ci\u003eImperial Benevolence \u003c\/i\u003eshows that American popular culture continuously suppresses awareness of U.S. imperialism while assuming American exceptionalism and innocence. This is despite the fact that it is rarely a product of the state. Expertly coordinated essays by prominent historians and media scholars address the ways that movies and television series such as \u003ci\u003eZero Dark Thirty, The Avengers\u003c\/i\u003e, and even \u003ci\u003eThe Walking Dead, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as video games such as \u003ci\u003eCall of Duty: Black Ops\u003c\/i\u003e, have largely presented the United States as a global force for good. Popular culture, with few exceptions, has depicted the U.S. as a reluctant hegemon fiercely defending human rights and protecting or expanding democracy from the barbarians determined to destroy it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Laderman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520299175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520299177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.50w x 1.40d","brand":"Scott Laderman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48437902409983,"sku":"9780520299177","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f89f9f91-fe04-4f7a-a50a-15166373c342.jpg?v=1777167552","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/imperial-benevolence-scott-laderman-9780520299177","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}