Never-Ending War on Terror: Volume 13 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780520297418)

A concise primer to the political, cultural, and social consequences of the perpetual US global war on terror.

An entire generation of young adults has never known an America without the War on Terror. This book contends with the pervasive effects of post-9/11 policy and myth-making in every corner of American life. Never-Ending War on Terror is organized around five keywords that have come to define the cultural and political moment: homeland, security, privacy, torture, and drone. Alex Lubin synthesizes nearly two decades of United States war-making against terrorism by asking how the War on Terror has changed American politics and society, and how the War on Terror draws on historical myths about American national and imperial identity. From the PATRIOT Act to the hit show Homeland, from Edward Snowden to Guantanamo Bay, and from 9/11 memorials to Trumpism, this succinct book connects America's political economy and international relations to our contemporary culture at every turn.

Author: Alex Lubin
ISBN-10: 0520297415
ISBN-13: 9780520297418
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 01/05/2021
Pages: 152
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2020
Choice 08/01/2021