{"product_id":"i-am-an-american-filming-the-fear-of-difference-9781841504223","title":"'I am an American': Filming the Fear of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Samuel Huntington’s highly controversial \u003cem\u003eWho Are We?\u003c\/em\u003e to the urgent appeal of Naomi Wolf’s \u003cem\u003eThe End of America\u003c\/em\u003e, Americans are increasingly reflecting on questions of democracy, multiculturalism and national identity. Yet such debates take place largely at the level of elites, leaving out ordinary American citizens, who have much to offer about the lived reality behind the phrase, 'I am an American.'   Cynthia Weber set out on a journey across post-9\/11 America in search of a deeper understanding of what it means to be an American today. The result is this brave and captivating memoir that gives a voice to ordinary citizens for whom the terrorist attacks of 2001 – and their lingering aftermath – live on in collective memory. Heartrending first-person testimonials reveal how the ongoing fear of terrorists and immigrants has betrayed America’s core values of fairness and equality, which have been further weakened by polarizing international and domestic responses. Considered together, these portraits also provide a sharp contrast to the idealized vision of Americanness frequently spun by media and politicians.   \u003cp\u003eFar more than a mere remembrance book about September 11, ‘\u003cem\u003eI am an American’ \u003c\/em\u003eoffers precisely the kind of ground-level empathy needed to reignite a meaningful national debate about who we are and who we might become as a people and a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A remarkably positive and ambitious exercise in encounter and recognition.'\u003c\/p\u003e * Open Democracy *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction   \u003cstrong\u003ePart I: ‘I am an American’ \u003c\/strong\u003e   Chapter 1: \u003cstrong\u003eBeginnings\u003c\/strong\u003e – Cynthia Weber   Chapter 2: \u003cstrong\u003eSoldiers\u003c\/strong\u003e – Guadalupe Denogean, Phil McDowell, Jamine Aponte, Jesus Suarez del Solar, Fernando Suarez del Solar, Casey Sheehan, Cindy Sheehan and James Yee   Chapter 3: Civilians – Chris Simcox, Elvira Arellano, Saul Arellano, Shanti Sellz, José Matus and Ofelia Rivas   Chapter 4: Collateral damage – Brandon Mayfield, Abe Dabdoub, Julia Shearson, Greg Avery, Glenda Avery, Will Potter and Steve Kurtz   Chapter 5: Transitions    \u003cstrong\u003ePart II: Academic responses \u003c\/strong\u003e   International political sociology forum on Cynthia Weber’s multi-media project ‘I am an American’","brand":"Intellect Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042924462423,"sku":"9781841504223","price":20.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781841504223.jpg?v=1750956244","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/i-am-an-american-filming-the-fear-of-difference-9781841504223","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}