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Holy War: Cowboys, Indians, and 9/11s

Mark Cronlund Anderson

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Description:Following the events of September 11, 2001, then President George W. Bush doffed his cowboy hat and scuffed his boots in the dirt of his ranch as he addressed the citizens of the United States. This swagger was no accident. In donning the tropes of the cowboy, Bush evoked in the public imagination the foundational, nation-building story known as the frontier myth. The frontier myth, a creation story for a nation, is a story of war. The United States was born in war with the Indians and since then, has never stopped waging war. This perpetual war is no coincidence, argues Mark Cronlund Anderson, but should instead be understood as a pattern established at birth a pattern that the nation is compelled to symbolically reenact in the name of nation-building. Holy War contends that while 9/11 may have been a unique historical event, the narratives that describe and define that event remain far from unique. Through an examination of the media narratives surrounding the Mexican War, Custer s Last Stand, the Vietnam War and interventions in Nicaragua (with a few aliens and zombies tossed in for good measure), Holy War demonstrates that the response to 9/11 that God has decreed that we must wage a defensive war against the infidels, who are trying to destroy all that is civilized is as old as the United States itself."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Holy War: Cowboys, Indians, and 9/11s. To get started finding Holy War: Cowboys, Indians, and 9/11s, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 176

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Fernwood Publishing

Release: 2014

ISBN: 1552666514

Description: Following the events of September 11, 2001, then President George W. Bush doffed his cowboy hat and scuffed his boots in the dirt of his ranch as he addressed the citizens of the United States. This swagger was no accident. In donning the tropes of the cowboy, Bush evoked in the public imagination the foundational, nation-building story known as the frontier myth. The frontier myth, a creation story for a nation, is a story of war. The United States was born in war with the Indians and since then, has never stopped waging war. This perpetual war is no coincidence, argues Mark Cronlund Anderson, but should instead be understood as a pattern established at birth a pattern that the nation is compelled to symbolically reenact in the name of nation-building. Holy War contends that while 9/11 may have been a unique historical event, the narratives that describe and define that event remain far from unique. Through an examination of the media narratives surrounding the Mexican War, Custer s Last Stand, the Vietnam War and interventions in Nicaragua (with a few aliens and zombies tossed in for good measure), Holy War demonstrates that the response to 9/11 that God has decreed that we must wage a defensive war against the infidels, who are trying to destroy all that is civilized is as old as the United States itself."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Holy War: Cowboys, Indians, and 9/11s. To get started finding Holy War: Cowboys, Indians, and 9/11s, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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