America's Culture of Terrorism: Violence, Capitalism, and the Written Word

(Part of the Cultural Studies of the United States Series)

by Jeffory A. Clymer

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Although the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 shocked the world, America has confronted terrorism at home for well over a century. With the invention of dynamite in 1866, Americans began to worry about anonymous acts of mass violence in a way that differed from previous generations' fears of urban riots, slave uprisings, and mob violence. Focusing on the volatile period between the 1886 Haymarket bombing and the 1920 bombing outside J. P. Morgan's...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0807854603

ISBN13:9780807854600

Release Date:September 2003

Publisher:University of North Carolina Press

Length:296 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.3" x 9.4"

Related Subjects

American Literature Americas Criticism & Theory Education & Reference History History & Criticism Literature Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political Science Politics & Government

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