Screen LibrarySigns of war from patriotism to dissent /
An analysis of Vietnam, 9/11 and the Iraq War from patriotism to dissent through various visual and written signs among which the US flag, ribbons, car-stickers, cartoons, movies, the media and presidential war rhetoric.
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230610026 |
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An analysis of Vietnam, 9/11 and the Iraq War from patriotism to dissent through various visual and written signs among which the US flag, ribbons, car-stickers, cartoons, movies, the media and presidential war rhetoric. |
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Ebook. Originally published in: 2008. |
| Carrier Form: | 288 p. |
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9781403984302 9780230610026 : 0230610021 : |
| CLC: | E712.9 |
| Contents: | PART I: THE IRAQ WAR: REAL AND VIRTUAL * Yellow Ribbons Everywhere and No Meaning to Be Found - Ernest A. Hakanen * Political Bumper Stickers and Vehicle Class: Are SUVs the Enemy? - Douglas Porpora and David Koch * Stars and Stripes in the Year after 9/11: 'Rally around the Flag' or 'The Flag Is a Rag' - Ronald E. Ostman and Harry Littell * A Small World-and Its Flags-in a Much Bigger One - Anne-Marie Obajtek-Kirkwood * Searching for Common Sense: Tracing the Roots of George W. Bush's War Rhetoric - Michael Butler * Warlords of the Iraqi Blogosphere - Priscilla Ringrose * Warriors or Amazon |