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UNISA996205295203316 |
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Autore |
Lisboa Maria Manuel |
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The end of the world [[electronic resource] ] : apocalypse and its aftermath in Western culture / / Maria Manuel Lisboa |
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Cambridge, : OpenBook Publishers, 2011 |
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1-906924-61-9 |
1-906924-50-3 |
2-8218-1708-8 |
1-906924-52-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxv, 194 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s) |
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End of the world |
Apocalypse in art |
Apocalypse in literature |
Apocalypse in motion pictures |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents --List of Illustrations --Prologue --1. Apocalypse Now and Again --2. The World Gone M.A.D. --3. And Then There Was Nothing: Is the End Ever Really the End? --4. Falling Out with Hal and Hester --5. Dying of Happiness: Utopia at the End of this World --Afterword: Libera Me, Domine, De Vita Æterna --Bibliography --Index"" |
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This book examines historical and imaginary scenarios of apocalypse, the depiction of its likely triggers, and imagined landscapes in the aftermath of global destruction. Its discussion moves effortlessly from classic novels including Aldous Huxleys Brave New World, George Orwells Nineteen Eighty-Four and Margaret Atwoods Oryx and Crake, to blockbuster films such as Blade Runner, Armageddon and The Terminator. The author also takes into account religious doctrine, scientific research and the visual arts to create a penetrating, multi-disciplinary study that provides profound insight into one of Western cultures darkest and most enduring preoccupations. |
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UNISA996571867203316 |
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Anti-Americanism [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Andrew Ross and Kristin Ross |
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New York ; ; London : , : New York University Press, , [2004] |
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©2004 |
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0-8147-7718-X |
0-8147-6909-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (350 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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RossKristin |
RossAndrew <1956-> |
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Disciplina |
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Anti-Americanism |
Electronic books. |
United States Relations |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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I. Latin America. The narcissism of violent differences / Greg Grandin -- Back yard with views / Mary Louise Pratt -- The 3:10 to Yuma / Ana Maria Dopico -- U.S. prepotencia : Latin Americans respond / George Yúdice -- II. The Middle East. American power and anti-Americanism in the Middle East / Timothy Mitchell -- A conversation with Rashid Khalidi / Ella Shohat -- III. Europe. Anti-Americanization in Germany / Mary Nolan -- The French declaration of independence / Kristin Ross -- The dogs of war : myths of British anti-Americanism / Patrick Deer -- The beekeeper, the icon painter, family and friends : "November 17" and the end of Greek history / Vangelis Calotychos -- IV. East Asia. An "etiquette of anti-Americanism" : being Japanese in the American imperium / Harry Harootunian -- Desires for North Korea / Hyun Ok Park -- China's repressed returns / Rebecca Karl -- "We threaten the world" : U.S. foreign policy through an Asian lens / Moss Roberts -- The United States. Hating Amerika : anti-Americanism and the American left / Linda Gordon -- The domestic front / Andrew Ross -- Vigilante Americanism / Jack Tchen. |
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Ever since George Washington warned against ""foreign |
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entanglements"" in his 1796 farewell speech, the United States has wrestled with how to act toward other countries. Consequently, the history of anti-Americanism is as long and varied as the history of the United States. In this multidisciplinary collection, seventeen leading thinkers provide substance and depth to the recent outburst of fast talk on the topic of anti-Americanism by analyzing its history and currency in five key global regions: the Middle East, Latin America, Europe, East Asia, and the United States. The commentary draws fr |
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