Signs of War: From Patriotism to Dissent [electronic resource] /
Obajtek-Kirkwood, A.author.
Hakanen, E.author.
An analysis of Vietnam, 9/11 and the Iraq War from patriotism to dissent through various visual and written signs among which the US flag, ribbons, car-stickers, cartoons, movies, the media and presidential war rhetoric.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Introduction; Part I: The Iraq War: Real and Virtual; 1 Yellow Ribbons Everywhere and No Meaning to Be Found; 2 Political Bumper Stickers and Vehicle Class: Are SUVs the Enemy?; 3 The Stars and Stripes in the Year After 9/11: "Rally 'Round the Flag" or "The Flag Is a Rag"; 4 A Small World-and Its Flags-In a Much Bigger One; 5 Searching for Common Sense: The Roots of George W. Bush's War Rhetoric; 6 The Pornographic Barbarism of the Self-Reflecting Sign; 7 Warlords of the Iraqi Blogosphere; 8 Warriors or Amazons: How Opposing the War in Iraq Became a Gender Issue in Mexico
Part II: Wars Then and Now9 Not so "Far from Vietnam": A Study of War, Film, and the Media; 10 War, Nationalism, Fear, Cruelty, Religion: Comparing Depictions of Amerindians in Nineteenth-century French-Canadian Literature and Muslims in American Political Cartoons, 2001-2006; 11 War and Peace in Christian Prayer; Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An analysis of Vietnam, 9/11 and the Iraq War from patriotism to dissent through various visual and written signs among which the US flag, ribbons, car-stickers, cartoons, movies, the media and presidential war rhetoric.
Civilization—History.
Europe—Politics and government.
Political science.
Political communication.
Politics and war.
World politics.
Cultural History.
European Politics.
Political Science.
Political Communication.
Military and Defence Studies.
Political History.