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A new kind of containment : "the war on terror," race, and sexuality / edited by Carmen R. Lugo-Lugo and Mary K. Bloodsworth-Lugo.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Value inquiry book series ; v. 201. | Value inquiry book series. Philosophy of peace.Publication details: Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 205 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781441607195
  • 1441607196
  • 9789042029194
  • 9042029196
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: New kind of containment.DDC classification:
  • 305.5/6 22
LOC classification:
  • HN65 .N49 2009
Online resources:
Contents:
"The War on Terror" and same-sex marriage : United States discourse and the shaping of public opinion / Mary K. Bloodsworth-Lugo and Carmen R. Lugo-Lugo -- Political use of the "War on Terror" to augment domestic and international LGBT repression / William C. Gay -- Fear and negation in the American racial imaginary : black masculinity in the wars on terror and same-sex marriage / Lisa Guerrero -- Gray zones / John Streamas -- Defending civilization from the hostiles : Ward Churchill, cultural wars (on terror), and the silencing of dissent / C. Richard King -- United we stay-- home : reading the recialized Bildung of United States' children in post-11 September 2001 / Kyoo Lee -- George W. Bush's burden : containing the "new world (dis)order" / Tracey Nicholls -- Bordering on the absurd : national, civilizational, and environmental security discourse on immigration / Jessica LeAnn Urban -- Soldiering "green card" immigrants : containing United States citizenship / Jocelyn A. Pacleb -- The bracero, the wetback, and the terrorist : Mexican immigration, legislation, and national security / Luz María Gordillo.
Summary: This book addresses "containment" as it relates to interlocking discourses around the "War on Terror" as a global effort and its link to race and sexuality within the United States. The project emerged from the recognition that the events of 11 September 2001, prompted new efforts at containment with both domestic and international implications.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-183) and index.

"The War on Terror" and same-sex marriage : United States discourse and the shaping of public opinion / Mary K. Bloodsworth-Lugo and Carmen R. Lugo-Lugo -- Political use of the "War on Terror" to augment domestic and international LGBT repression / William C. Gay -- Fear and negation in the American racial imaginary : black masculinity in the wars on terror and same-sex marriage / Lisa Guerrero -- Gray zones / John Streamas -- Defending civilization from the hostiles : Ward Churchill, cultural wars (on terror), and the silencing of dissent / C. Richard King -- United we stay-- home : reading the recialized Bildung of United States' children in post-11 September 2001 / Kyoo Lee -- George W. Bush's burden : containing the "new world (dis)order" / Tracey Nicholls -- Bordering on the absurd : national, civilizational, and environmental security discourse on immigration / Jessica LeAnn Urban -- Soldiering "green card" immigrants : containing United States citizenship / Jocelyn A. Pacleb -- The bracero, the wetback, and the terrorist : Mexican immigration, legislation, and national security / Luz María Gordillo.

This book addresses "containment" as it relates to interlocking discourses around the "War on Terror" as a global effort and its link to race and sexuality within the United States. The project emerged from the recognition that the events of 11 September 2001, prompted new efforts at containment with both domestic and international implications.

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