Iraq War Cultures
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Author |
: Cynthia Fuchs |
Publisher |
: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2011 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1433102897 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781433102899 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Synopsis Iraq War Cultures by : Cynthia Fuchs
The Iraq war has produced profound changes within the United States, changes manifested by popular discontent with the war. On one hand, U.S. culture finds its own ideological reflection in the Iraq war; on the other hand, U.S. media repeatedly critique the social and political forces that produce the war. These multiple and contradictory assessments have been characterized by intensified imagery and narratives, an escalation that is in part a function of the new communications technologies used to generate them. This book examines the images and stories emerging from the Iraq war, from video games that retell its battles, the representations of Arab people in American film history, and U.S. war documentaries, to parody and memoir and photographs from Abu Ghraib.
Author |
: Thomas J. Conroy |
Publisher |
: Lexington Books |
Total Pages |
: 184 |
Release |
: 2008 |
ISBN-10 |
: 073911963X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780739119631 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (3X Downloads) |
Synopsis Constructing America's War Culture by : Thomas J. Conroy
In 1927, political scientist Harold Lasswell wrote about the strategies employed by the American government to sell the benefits of participating in World War I to a reluctant public. In Propaganda Techniques in World War I, Lasswell discussed the "manipulative symbols to manipulate opinions and attitudes." Ever since then, all wars have involved specialists who attempt to control the way the media report about war and the way media contribute to shaping public opinion.
Author |
: John W. Dower |
Publisher |
: W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages |
: 645 |
Release |
: 2010 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780393340686 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0393340686 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Synopsis Cultures of War by : John W. Dower
WORLD HISTORY: SECOND WORLD WAR. Over recent decades, John W. Dower, one of America's preeminent historians, has addressed the roots and consequences of war from multiple perspectives. In War Without Mercy (1986), winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, he described and analyzed the brutality that attended World War II in the Pacific, as seen from both the Japanese and the American sides. Embracing Defeat (1999), winner of numerous honors including the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, dealt with Japan's struggle to start over in a shattered land in the immediate aftermath of the Pacific War, when the defeated country was occupied by the U.S.-led Allied powers. Turning to an even larger canvas, Dower now examines the cultures of war revealed by four powerful events--Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, 9-11, and the invasion of Iraq in the name of a war on terror.
Author |
: Susan M. Hassig |
Publisher |
: Marshall Cavendish |
Total Pages |
: 148 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0761416684 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780761416685 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Synopsis Iraq by : Susan M. Hassig
Explores the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of Iraq.
Author |
: Philip Smith |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 266 |
Release |
: 2010-03-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780226763910 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0226763919 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Synopsis Why War? by : Philip Smith
Why did America invade Iraq? Why do nations choose to fight certain wars and not others? How do we bring ourselves to believe that the sacrifice of our troops is acceptable? For most, the answers to these questions are tied to struggles for power or resources and the machinations of particular interest groups. Philip Smith argues that this realist answer to the age-old "why war?" question is insufficient. Instead, Smith suggests that every war has its roots in the ways we tell and interpret stories. Comprised of case studies of the War in Iraq, the Gulf War, and the Suez Crisis, Why War? decodes the cultural logic of the narratives that justify military action. Each nation, Smith argues, makes use of binary codes—good and evil, sacred and profane, rational and irrational, to name a few. These codes, in the hands of political leaders, activists, and the media, are deployed within four different types of narratives—mundane, tragic, romantic, or apocalyptic. With this cultural system, Smith is able to radically recast our "war stories" and show how nations can have vastly different understandings of crises as each identifies the relevant protagonists and antagonists, objects of struggle, and threats and dangers. The large-scale sacrifice of human lives necessary in modern war, according to Smith, requires an apocalyptic vision of world events. In the case of the War in Iraq, for example, he argues that the United States and Britain replicated a narrative of impending global doom from the Gulf War. But in their apocalyptic account they mistakenly made the now seemingly toothless Saddam Hussein once again a symbol of evil by writing him into the story alongside al Qaeda, resulting in the war's contestation in the United States, Britain, and abroad. Offering an innovative approach to understanding how major wars are packaged, sold, and understood, Why War? will be applauded by anyone with an interest in military history, political science, cultural studies, and communication.
Author |
: Peter G. Stone |
Publisher |
: Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
Total Pages |
: 338 |
Release |
: 2008 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781843833840 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1843833840 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Iraq by : Peter G. Stone
Discussion of the issues surrounding the destruction of cultural property in times of conflict has become a key issue for debate around the world. This book provides an historical statement as of 1st March 2006 concerning the destruction of the cultural heritage in Iraq. In a series of chapters it outlines the personal stories of a number of individuals who were - and in most cases continue to be - involved. These individuals are involved at all levels, and come from various points along the political spectrum, giving a rounded and balanced perspective so easily lost in single authored reports. It also provides the first views written by Iraqis on the situation of archaeology in Iraq under Saddam and an overview and contextualisation of the issues surrounding the looting, theft and destruction of the archaeological sites, the Iraqi National museum and the libraries in Baghdad since the war was launched in 2003. Beyond this, it examines our attitudes towards the preservation of cultural and heritage resources and, in particular, the growing political awareness of their importance. Although related to a single conflict, taking place at a specific time in history, the relevance of this work goes far beyond these self-imposed boundaries. PETER STONE is Professor of Heritage Studies and Head of School of Arts and Cultures at Newcastle University; JOANNE FARCHAKH BAJJALY is a Lebanese archaeologist and Middle East correspondent for the French magazine Archéologia.
Author |
: Lawrence Rothfield |
Publisher |
: Rowman Altamira |
Total Pages |
: 358 |
Release |
: 2008 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0759110999 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780759110991 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Synopsis Antiquities Under Siege by : Lawrence Rothfield
As Saddam Hussein's government fell in April 2003, news accounts detailed the pillage of Iraq's National Museum. Less dramatic, though far more devastating, was the subsequent looting at thousands of archaeological sites around the country, which continues on a massive scale to this day. This book details the disasters that have befallen Iraq's cultural heritage, analyzes why all efforts to protect it have failed, and identifies new mechanisms and strategies to prevent the mistakes of Iraq from being replicated in other war-torn regions.
Author |
: Ben Buley |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 364 |
Release |
: 2007-10-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781134086412 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1134086415 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis The New American Way of War by : Ben Buley
This book explores the cultural history and future prospects of the so-callednew American way of war. In recent decades, American military culture has become increasingly dominated by a vision ofimmaculate destruction which reached its apogee with the fall of Baghdad in 2003. Operation Iraqi Freedom was hailed as the triumphant validati
Author |
: Raymond W. Baker |
Publisher |
: Pluto Press |
Total Pages |
: 272 |
Release |
: 2010-01-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 074532813X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780745328133 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (3X Downloads) |
Synopsis Cultural Cleansing in Iraq by : Raymond W. Baker
Why did the invasion of Iraq result in cultural destruction and killings of intellectuals? Convention sees accidents of war and poor planning in a campaign to liberate Iraqis. The authors argue instead that the invasion aimed to dismantle the Iraqi state to remake it as a client regime. Post-invasion chaos created conditions under which the cultural foundations of the state could be undermined. The authors painstakingly document the consequences of the occupiers' willful inaction and worse, which led to the ravaging of one of the world's oldest recorded cultures. Targeted assassination of over 400 academics, kidnapping and the forced flight of thousands of doctors, lawyers, artists and other intellectuals add up to cultural cleansing. This important work lays to rest claims that the invasion aimed to free an educated population to develop its own culture of democracy.
Author |
: Benjamin Buchholz |
Publisher |
: Back Bay Books |
Total Pages |
: 239 |
Release |
: 2011-12-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780316191906 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0316191906 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Synopsis One Hundred and One Nights by : Benjamin Buchholz
After 13 years in America, Abu Saheeh has returned to his native Iraq, a nation transformed by the American military presence. Alone in a new city, he has exactly what he wants: freedom from his past. Then he meets Layla, a whimsical fourteen-year-old girl who enchants him with her love of American pop culture. Enchanted by Layla's stories and her company, Abu Saheeh settles into the city's rhythm and begins rebuilding his life. But two sudden developments -- his alliance with a powerful merchant and his employment of a hot-headed young assistant -- reawaken painful memories, and not even Layla may be able to save Abu Saheeh from careening out of control and endangering all around them. A breathtaking tale of friendship, love, and betrayal, One Hundred and One Nights is an unforgettable novel about the struggle for salvation and the power of family.