September 11 in History
Subtitle: A Watershed Moment? (American Encounters/Global Interactions)
Contributors: Sherman Jackson (Contributor); Khaled Abou el Fadl (Contributor); Elaine Tyler May (Contributor); Ruti Teitel (Contributor); Lawrence Sager (Contributor); Leti Volpp (Contributor); Mary L. Dudziak (Editor); Mary L. Dudziak (Editor)
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: October 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780822332299
Subjects: Cultural studies; Political science & theory; United States - General; Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism; History, Modern; History - U.S; United States - 21st Century; History: American; USA; September 11 Terrorist Attacks; Political Freedom & Security - International Secur; American Studies; History, U.S; Legal Studies; War on Terrorism, 2001-; 21st century; History; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001; United States
First sentence: Over the past twenty years or so, American presidents have periodically declared war against terrorism.
Description: The ten essays in Dudziak's edited volume take issue with the portrayal of the September 11 attacks as a watershed moment in the history of the United States, Islam, and international relations. The authors do not dispute that the attacks affected existing social, political, and legal structures but that the ensuing changes were unprecedented. In other words, September 11 did not bring about a paradigmatic shift in policy-making, identity formation, and jurisprudence. Instead, it re-framed existing paradigms in such a manner that it is now more easily justified to dismiss democratic, egalitarian, and non-violent means in resolving domestic and international conflicts.