Life between Two Deaths, 1989-2001: U.S. Culture in the Long Nineties

by Phillip Wegner

Book Overview

Through virtuoso readings of significant works of American film, television, and fiction, Phillip E. Wegner demonstrates that the period between the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 fostered a unique consciousness and represented a moment of immense historical possibilities now at risk of being forgotten in the midst of the "war on terror." Wegner argues that 9/11 should be understood as a form...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822344734
• ISBN13: 9780822344735
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"