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The depiction of terrorists in blockbuster Hollywood films, 1980-2001 :

078643662X (softcover : alk. paper)

9780786436620 (softcover : alk. paper)

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The depiction of terrorists in blockbuster Hollywood films, 1980-2001 :

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an analytical study /

Helena Vanhala

Jefferson, N.C. :

McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,

2011

x, 353 p. :

ill. ;

26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction: bringing the terrorist into frame -- Modern international terrorism. International terrorism and the news media ; International terrorism and the United States ; International terrorism and the Hollywood film industry -- The Hollywood terrorist and the Cold War. Red terror network. International terrorism in the Americas: "it's time to die" ; State-sponsored Middle Eastern terrorism -- The Hollywood terrorist after the Cold War. "Yippee ki-yay, motherfucker": from German Euroterrorists to heroes of the past ; Euroinvasion: madmen from Britain and Northern Ireland -- Hollywood's version of fundamentalist Islamic terrorism. Return of the one-dimensional evil Arab Muslim ; Return of the Communist threat: U.S. president takes on Russian Communist terrorists ; Predicting 9/11: power of belief -- Conclusion: patterns and themes of the Hollywood terrorist

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"Examines how American foreign policy and economic interests influenced the portrayal of international terrorism in Hollywood blockbuster films from the time of the Iran hostage crisis to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Defines modern terrorism's relation to the U.S. and its news media and film industry. Part II covers depictions of terrorism during the waning Cold War"--Provided by publisher

Motion pictures-- Political aspects-- United States

Motion pictures-- United States-- History-- 20th century

Terrorism in motion pictures

Vanhala, Helena

20110610125507.0

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