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The Politics of Consolation - Memory and the Meaning of September 11 (Hardcover)
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The Politics of Consolation - Memory and the Meaning of September 11 (Hardcover)
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What meaning can be found in calamity and suffering? This question
is in some sense perennial, reverberating through the canons of
theology, philosophy, and literature. Today, The Politics of
Consolation reveals, it is also a significant part of American
political leadership. Faced with uncertainty, shock, or despair,
Americans frequently look to political leaders for symbolic and
existential guidance, for narratives that bring meaning to the
confrontation with suffering, loss, and finitude. Politicians, in
turn, increasingly recognize consolation as a cultural expectation,
and they often work hard to fulfill it. The events of September 11,
2001 raised these questions of meaning powerfully. How were
Americans to make sense of the violence that unfolded on that sunny
Tuesday morning? This book examines how political leaders drew upon
a long tradition of consolation discourse in their effort to
interpret September 11, arguing that the day's events were mediated
through memories of past suffering in decisive ways. It then traces
how the struggle to define the meaning of September 11 has
continued in foreign policy discourse, commemorative ceremonies,
and the contentious redevelopment of the World Trade Center site in
lower Manhattan.
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