Never-Ending War on Terror (Volume 13) (American Studies Now: Critical Histories of the Present)

A concise primer to the political, cultural, and social consequences of the perpetual US global war on terror. An entire generation of young adults has never known an America without the War on Terror. This book contends with the pervasive effects of post-9/11 policy and myth-making in every corner of American life. Never-Ending War on Terror is organized around five keywords that have come to define the cultural and political moment: homeland, security, privacy, torture, and drone . Alex Lubin synthesizes nearly two decades of United States war-making against terrorism by asking how the War on Terror has changed American politics and society, and how the War on Terror draws on historical myths about American national and imperial identity. From the PATRIOT Act to the hit show Homeland , from Edward Snowden to Guantanamo Bay, and from 9/11 memorials to Trumpism, this succinct book connects America's political economy and international relations to our contemporary culture at every turn. "An entire generation of young adults has never known an America without the War on Terror. This book contends with the pervasive effects of post-9/11 policy- and myth-making in the United States in every corner of American life. Never-Ending War on Terror is organized around five keywords that have come to define the cultural and political moment: homeland, security, privacy, torture, and drone. Alex Lubin synthesizes nearly two decades of United States war-making against terrorism by asking how the War on Terror has changed American politics and society, and how the War on Terror draws on historical myths about American national and imperial identity. From the PATRIOT Act to the hit show Homeland, from Edward Snowden to Guantanamo Bay, and from 9/11 memorials to Trumpism, this succinct book connects America's political economy and international relations to our contemporary culture at every turn"-- Provided by publisher Cover......Page 1 Never-Ending War on Terror......Page 3 Title......Page 5 Copyright......Page 6 CONTENTS......Page 7 Overview......Page 9 An Introduction without a Beginning......Page 13 1. Mourning in America......Page 38 2. Privacy and Security......Page 58 3. Liberal Torture......Page 81 4. Extrajudicial Assassination by Drone......Page 101 A Conclusion without an Ending......Page 121 Acknowledgments......Page 131 Notes......Page 133 Glossary......Page 145 Key Figures......Page 149 Selected Bibliography......Page 151