Imperial Benevolence. Группа авторов
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Imperial Benevolence
This is a necessary and urgent read for anyone concerned about the United States' endless wars. Investigating multiple genres of popular culture alongside contemporary U.S. foreign policy and political economy, <I>Imperial Benevolence </I>shows that American popular culture continuously suppresses awareness of U.S. imperialism while assuming American exceptionalism and innocence. This is despite the fact that it is rarely a product of the state. Expertly coordinated essays by prominent historians and media scholars address the ways that movies and television series such as <I>Zero Dark Thirty, The Avengers</I>, and even <I>The Walking Dead, </I>as well as video games such as <I>Call of Duty: Black Ops</I>, have largely presented the United States as a global force for good. Popular culture, with few exceptions, has depicted the U.S. as a reluctant hegemon fiercely defending human rights and protecting or expanding democracy from the barbarians determined to destroy it.<BR />