Cynthia Weber

Gebundenes Buch

Imagining America at War

Morality, Politics and Film

Beschreibung

This book seeks to understand the emerging American moralities and their implications for national and international politics through an examination of 10 films released between 9/11 and Gulf War II. Exploring the cinematic representations of American morality, family, nation and globalization in the films Pearl Harbor; We Were Soldiers; The Quiet American; Behind Enemy Lines; Black Hawk Down; Kandahar; Collateral Damage; In the Bedroom; Minority Report and Fahrenheit 9/11, Cynthia Weber presents a stimulating new study of how the American identity is being constructed and the moral values that inform US foreign policy. The author details US foreign policy formation in relation to traditional US narratives about US identity 'who we think we were/are', 'who we wish we'd never been', 'who we really are', and 'who we might become' as well as in relation to their foundations in nationalist discourses of gender and sexuality. Addressing the question of 'what does it mean to be a moral America(n) and how might such an America(n) act morally in contemporary international politics?" Imagining" "America at War "will be of great interest to students of American Studies, US Foreign Policy, Contemporary US History, Cultural Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies and Film Studies.

Autor

Cynthia Weber, herself American, is Professor of International Relations at Lancaster University, UK. She is the author of numerous articles on US foreign policy and US hegemony, as well as several books about international relations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 385g
• ISBN-13: 9780415375368
• ISBN-10: 0415375363
• Artikelnr.: 22251060

Rezensionen

'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 Hollywoodshapes America's consciousness, foreign policy and perception of itself. A brilliantbook, brilliantly put together.'- Ziauddin Sardar, co-author, Why Do People Hate America?