Intervention Narratives: Afghanistan, the United States, and the Global War on Terror by Bose, Purnima

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...
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Author: Purnima Bose
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Intervention Narratives: Afghanistan, the United States, and the Global War on Terror by Bose, Purnima

Intervention Narratives: Afghanistan, the United States, and the Global War on Terror

¥53,650

Intervention Narratives: Afghanistan, the United States, and the Global War on Terror

¥53,650
Author: Purnima Bose
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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 the region following the end of the Cold War, as victimized women who can be empowered through enterprise, as innocent dogs who need to be saved by US soldiers, and as terrorists who deserve punishment for 9/11. Given that much of public political life now involves affect rather than knowledge, feelings rather than facts, familiar recurring tropes of heroism, terrorism, entrepreneurship, and canine love make the war easier to comprehend and elicit sympathy for US military forces. An indictment of US policy, Bose demonstrates that contemporary imperialism operates on an ideologically diverse cultural terrain to enlist support for the war across the political spectrum.


Author: Purnima Bose
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 01/17/2020
Pages: 234
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781978805996


Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2020

About the Author
PURNIMA BOSE is associate professor of English and international studies at Indiana University in Bloomington, and also serves as chairperson of the international studies department. Her publications include Organizing Empire: Individualism, Collective Agency & India and co-edited volumes with Laura E. Lyons: Cultural Critique and the Global Corporation and a special issue of Biography on "Corporate Personhood."



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