1st Edition

Imagining America at War Morality, Politics and Film

By Cynthia Weber Copyright 2005
194 Pages
by Routledge

196 Pages
by Routledge

196 Pages
by Routledge

Ten films released between 9/11 and Gulf War II reflect raging debates about US foreign policy and what it means to be an American. Tracing the portrayal of America in the films Pearl Harbor (World War II); We Were Soldiers and The Quiet American (the Vietnam War); Behind Enemy Lines , Black Hawk Down and Kandahar (episodes of humanitarian intervention); Collateral Damage and In... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Who we think we were/are  3. Who We Wish We’d Never Been  4. Who We Really Are (Humanitarians)  5. Who We Really Are (Vigilantes)  6. Who We Might Become  7. Conclusion

Biography

Cynthia Weber, herself American, is Professor of International Relations at Lancaster University, UK. She is the author of numerous articles on US foreign policy and US hegemony, as well as several books about international relations.