Imperial Benevolence : U.S. Foreign Policy and American Popular Culture since 9/11 /

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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, Imperial Benevolence shows that American popular culture continuously suppresses awa...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Adelman, Rebecca A. (Contribuidor), Eschen, Penny M. Von (Contribuidor), Griffin, Ross (Contribuidor), Gruenewald, Tim (Contribuidor), Kelly, Patrick William (Contribuidor), Kieran, David (Contribuidor), Laderman, Scott (Contribuidor, Editor ), Martini, Edwin A. (Contribuidor), Shaw, Tony (Contribuidor), Takacs, Stacy (Contribuidor), Yoo, Min Kyung (Mia) (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2018]
Temas:
Imperialism > History > 21st century.
Popular culture > United States > History > 21st century.
HISTORY / United States / 21st Century.
american exceptionalism.
american pop culture.
call of duty.
contemporary us foreign policy.
defending human rights.
endless war.
expanding democracy.
global force for good.
innocence.
media scholars.
movies and television.
political economy.
popular culture.
product of the state.
prominent historians.
the avengers.
the walking dead.
united stats.
us imperialism.
video games.
wars.
zero dark thirty.
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Sumario: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, Imperial Benevolence shows 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 Zero Dark Thirty, The Avengers, and even The Walking Dead, as well as video games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops, 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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (288 p.)
ISBN:9780520971028
9783110667677
Acceso:restricted access

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