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Epic encounters : culture, media, and U.S. interests in the Middle East since 1945 /
Examines how popular culture has shaped the ways Americans define their "interests" in the Middle East. Author McAlister argues that U.S. foreign policy, while grounded in material and military realities, is also developed in a cultural context. American understandings of the region are fr...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2005.
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| Edition: | Updated ed., with a post-9/11 chapter. |
| Series: | American crossroads ;
6. |
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| Online Access: | Publisher description Table of contents only Contributor biographical information The J. Fithian Tatem Memorial Fund Home Page Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description |
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Examines how popular culture has shaped the ways Americans define their "interests" in the Middle East. Author McAlister argues that U.S. foreign policy, while grounded in material and military realities, is also developed in a cultural context. American understandings of the region are framed by narratives that draw on religious belief, news media accounts, and popular culture. This book skillfully weaves readings of film, media, and music with a rigorous analysis of U.S. foreign policy, race politics, and religious history.--From publisher description. |
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xix, 407 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-392) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0520244990 9780520244993 |