The depiction of terrorists in blockbuster Hollywood films, 1980-2001 :
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[Book]
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an analytical study /
First Statement of Responsibility
Helena Vanhala
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
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Jefferson, N.C. :
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McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2011
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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x, 353 p. :
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ill. ;
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26 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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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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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Motion pictures-- Political aspects-- United States
Motion pictures-- United States-- History-- 20th century