Al-Qaeda goes to college : impact of the war on terror on American higher education /

This volume is the first book-length treatment of how the 9/11 attacks and the American political scene afterward have affected higher education in this country. It covers topics such as: universities' roles in training counter-terrorism experts, particularly anthropologists working in Iraq and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Castagnera, James
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2009.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
2001-2009
Education, Higher > Political aspects > United States.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
Domestic terrorism > United States.
Academic freedom > United States.
Enseignement supérieur > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Guerre contre le terrorisme, 2001-2009.
Terrorisme intérieur > États-Unis.
Liberté de l'enseignement > États-Unis.
EDUCATION > Administration > General.
EDUCATION > Educational Policy & Reform > General.
Academic freedom
Domestic terrorism
Education, Higher > Political aspects
Hochschulbildung
Terrorismus
Bekämpfung
Universität
United States
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This volume is the first book-length treatment of how the 9/11 attacks and the American political scene afterward have affected higher education in this country. It covers topics such as: universities' roles in training counter-terrorism experts, particularly anthropologists working in Iraq and Afghanistan; bio-terrorism research on campuses; inflammatory critiques by the likes of Ward Churchill; the conspiracy theories advocated by some academics regarding 9/11; lawsuits against universities by terror victims trying to get settlements from countries like Iran by seizing archaeological artifa.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 204 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-197) and index.
ISBN:031336429X
9780313364297

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