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The early morning attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., blasted American security and drove the country into the type of grief and fear not felt since Pearl Harbor. For several days, Americans sought collective comfort in candlelight vigils; movie theaters were empty and churches were full.
24 sie 2024 · The war on terrorism was a multidimensional campaign of almost limitless scope. Its military dimension involved major wars in Afghanistan and Iraq , covert operations in Yemen and elsewhere, large-scale military-assistance programs for cooperative regimes, and major increases in military spending.
This chapter provides a schematic overview of the constituent elements that make up the Bush ‘War on Terror’ Narrative and shows how they fit together to form a coherent text.
26 lut 2008 · This article attempts to locate the war on terror within American grand strategy and makes three claims. First, it argues that the Bush administration's approach to the war on terror rests on a false analogy between terrorism and fascism or communism.
In the Bush “War on Terror” Narrative, the particulars of 9/11 and America’s response to terrorism are mapped onto the familiar human plight of a nation at war. The generic script of a nation at war provides a ready-made cultural framework to aid in both telling and interpreting the Narrative.
Abstract. This chapter introduces the book’s comprehensive treatment of the discourse of the George W. Bush administration in the years after 9/11. In addition to laying out the topic, the chapter provides background information on key concepts used in the analysis.
The "War on terror" narrative : discourse and intertextuality in the construction and contestation of sociopolitical reality
