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This timely volume explores prevailing ideas of the 'threat' to homeland USA that are put forward by the national security network, a threat that is seen as the justification for and legitimization of America's military operations and strategic choices. Valantin reveals how in the last 20 years, there has been a consistent collaboration between the US Department of Defense and Hollywood film studios.
About the Author; Introduction; 1. National Security Cineman and American Strategic Identity: Structural Links; 2. Experiencing and Dreaming-Up History, 1951-1982; 3. Justifying the New Strategic Power, 1982-1990; 4. New Threats, 1990-1994; 5. The Need to Fight Terrorism, 1994-2000; 6.Pearl Harbor Syndrome and the Fables of Technology, 1986-2000; 7. Saving Ground Combat, 1987-2000; 8. Around September 11; 9. The State and Defence: Questions of Legitimacy; 10. Empire, War and Revolution; Conclusion; Postscript; Notes; Filmography; Bibliography; Index of Films; Index