Epic Encounters: Culture, Media, and U.S. Interests in the Middle East Since1945 Volume 6

by Melani McAlister

Book Overview

Epic Encounters examines how popular culture has shaped the ways Americans define their "interests" in the Middle East. In this innovative book--now brought up-to-date to include 9/11 and the Iraq war--Melani McAlister argues that U.S. foreign policy, while grounded in material and military realities, is also developed in a cultural context. American understandings of the region are framed by narratives that draw on religious belief, news media...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520244990
• ISBN13: 9780520244993
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 426 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.1"