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Book SynopsisWithin hours after the collapse of the Twin Towers, the idea that the September 11 attacks had "changed everything" permeated American popular and political discussion. Bringing together leading scholars of history, law, literature, and Islam, this book asks whether the attacks and their aftermath truly marked a transition in US.
Trade Review“Complicating glib assertions that 9/11 ‘changed everything,’ this provocative volume finds considerable, often worrisome, continuity, as with what Marilyn Young calls America's ‘puerile arrogance.’ Students of international relations, the law, and Islam will find these essays essential.”—Michael S. Sherry, author of
In the Shadow of War: The United States since the 1930s“I am exhilarated by the collective wisdom, creativity, and insight of this unusual yet riveting distillation of perspectives on September 11.”—Bruce Lawrence, author of
Shattering the Myth: Islam beyond ViolenceTable of ContentsIntroduction / Mary L. Dudziak 1
Ground Zero: Enduring War / Marilyn B. Young 10
Echoes of the Cold War: The Aftermath of September 11 at Home / Elaine Tyler May 35
Homeland Insecurities: Transformations of Language and Space / Amy Kaplan 55
9/11 and the Muslim Transformation / Khaled Abou El Fadl 70
Islam(s) East and West: Pluralism between No-Frills and Designer Fundamentalism / Sherman A. Jackson 112
The Citizen and the Terrorist / Leti Volpp 147
Civil Liberties in the Dragons' Domain: Negotiating the Blurred Boundary between Domestic Law and Foreign Affairs after 9/11 / Christopher L. Eisgruber and Lawrence G. Sager 163
Transforming International Law after the September 11 Attacks? Three Evolving Paradigms for Regulating International Terrorism / Laurence R. Helfer 180
Empire's Law: Foreign Relations by Presidential Fiat / Ruti G. Teitel 194
Afterword: Remembering September 11 / Mary L. Dudziak 212
For Further Reading 217
Contributors 223
Acknowledgments 225
Index 227
