Al-Qaeda goes to college : impact of the war on terror on American higher education / / James Ottavio Castagnera ; foreword by Daniel J. Julius

• Autore: Castagnera James
• Pubblicazione: Westport, Connecticut : , : Praeger Publishers, , 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (216 p.)
• Disciplina: 379.73
• Soggetto topico: Education, Higher - Political aspects - United States; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009; Domestic terrorism - United States; Academic freedom - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): JuliusDaniel J.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages [171]-197) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The enemy within?: Al Qaeda's academic sympathizers -- Domestic terrorists (I): the crazies -- Domestic terrorists (II): the animal advocates -- With friends like these: government regulation of academia -- Raiders of the lost relics -- Counter-terrorism is big business on college campuses -- The Saudi Arabian windfall -- Anthropologists go to war -- Conclusion: summing up: far more wins than losses for our industry.
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume is the first book-length treatment of how the 9/11 attacks and the American political scene afterward have affected higher education in this country. It covers topics such as: universities' roles in training counter-terrorism experts, particularly anthropologists working in Iraq and Afghanistan; bio-terrorism research on campuses; inflammatory critiques by the likes of Ward Churchill; the conspiracy theories advocated by some academics regarding 9/11; lawsuits against universities by terror victims trying to get settlements from countries like Iran by seizing archaeological artifa
• Titolo autorizzato: Al-Qaeda goes to college
• ISBN: 0-313-36428-1; 0-313-36429-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456380903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II