Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, clouds of ash
blackened the skies over New York City, Washington, D.C., and rural
Pennsylvania. In the wake of the destruction, the United States
seemingly entered a new era marked by radical changes in the
nation's discourse and in the policies of the Bush administration.
With the toppling of the Taliban in Afghanistan, the invasion of
Iraq, and saber rattling elsewhere, America's global war on terror
began to take shape. Lofty rhetoric about expanding democracy and
defending freedom filled the halls of elite power and dominated
mainstream media coverage of American politics. Blood in the Sand
offers both an incisive analysis and a confrontational critique of
America's recent international pursuits and its dominant political
culture. Stephen Eric Bronner challenges the notion that everything
changed in the aftermath of 9/11. He shows instead how a criminal
act served to legitimize political manipulation and invigorate
traditional nationalistic enthusiasms for militarism and imperial
expansion. Employing his own experiences in the Middle East,
Bronner acknowledges -- but refuses to overstate -- recent
progressive developments in the region. He criticizes the
neo-conservative penchant for unilateral military aggression and
debunks the dubious notion of fostering democracy at gunpoint.
While Bronner analyzes authoritarian repression, human rights
violations, shrinking civil liberties, and severe socioeconomic
inequalities, Blood in the Sand is neither a narrow political
diatribe nor a futile exercise in anti-American negativism. The
author honors America by condemning the betrayal of the nation's
finest ideals by so many of those who, hypocritically or naively,
invoke those ideals the most. Bronner sheds new light on those who
insist on publicly waving the flag while privately subverting that
for which it stands. Blood in the Sand sounds a clarion call for
revitalizing the American polity and reshaping foreign policy along
democratic lines. Committed to a political renewal, Bronner urges
the American people to recall what is best about their national
heritage and the genuine beacon of hope it might offer other
countries and other cultures.
General
Imprint: |
The University Press of Kentucky
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2005 |
First published: |
September 2005 |
Authors: |
Stephen Eric Bronner
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Dimensions: |
203 x 127 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
216 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8131-2367-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
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LSN: |
0-8131-2367-4 |
Barcode: |
9780813123677 |
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