Intervention narratives Afghanistan, the United States, and the Global War on Terror
Intervention Narratives examines the contradictory cultural representations of the US intervention in Afghanistan that help to justify an imperial foreign policy. These narratives involve projecting Afghans as brave anti-communist warriors who suffered the consequences of American disengagement with...
Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser: | |
---|---|
Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
Sprache: | English |
Veröffentlicht: |
New Brunswick ; Camden; Newark, New Jersey ; London
Rutgers University Press
[2020]
|
Schriftenreihe: | War culture
|
Schlagworte: | |
Online-Zugang: | DE-706 URL des Erstveröffentlichers |
Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
Inhaltsangabe:
- Introduction : Intervention narratives and geopolitical fetishism
- The premature withdrawal narrative
- Hegemonic masculinities and the liberal humanist subject
- The capitalist rescue narrative
- Afghan women and micro-entrepreneurship
- The canine rescue narrative and post humanist humanitarianism
- The retributive justice narrative
- Osama bin Laden as simulacra
- Post-script : three presidents, one policy