Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-230) and index. Includes filmography: pages 231-237.
Contents:
The rise and fall of empires : the 'war on terror' as allegorical moment in historical film. Boots on the ground : the new millenial combat film as cultural artefact -- 'Masters of our own security' : redemption through violence in the post-9/11 action genre -- Turning to the dark side : challenging American mythology in the superhero genre -- Remaking 9/11 : imagining the unimaginable in the alien-invasion film -- Decade of the dead : zombie films as allegpory of national trauma -- The rise and fall of empires : the 'war on terror' as allegorical moment in historical film.
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