James Ottavio Castagnera

Al-Qaeda Goes to College (eBook, PDF)

Impact of the War on Terror on American Higher Education

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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 artifacts in American universities; accused Islamists teaching at American colleges, like Sami al-Arian at USF.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313364297
• Artikelnr.: 42369338

Autorenporträt

James Ottavio Castagnera is a Philadelphia attorney, author, and university counsel.