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BL
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634490
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Vanhala, Helena
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| Title & Author
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The depiction of terrorists in blockbuster Hollywood films, 1980-2001 : : an analytical study /\ Helena Vanhala
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| Publication Statement
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Jefferson, N.C. :: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,, 2011
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x, 353 p. :: ill. ;; 26 cm
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| ISBN
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9780786436620 (softcover : alk. paper)
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: 078643662X (softcover : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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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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"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
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| Subject
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Terrorism in motion pictures
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Motion pictures-- United States-- History-- 20th century
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Motion pictures-- Political aspects-- United States
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| Dewey Classification
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791.43/6556
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PN1995.9.T46V36 2011
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