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Signs of War: From Patriotism to Dissent

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  • © 2007

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  1. Anne-Marie Obajtek-Kirkwood
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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. The Iraq War: Real and Virtual

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Yellow Ribbons Everywhere and No Meaning to Be Found

      • Ernest A. Hakanen
      Pages 3-15

    3. Political Bumper Stickers and Vehicle Class: Are SUVs the Enemy?

      • David J. Koch, Douglas V. Porpora
      Pages 17-31

    4. The Stars and Stripes in the Year After 9/11: “Rally ’Round the Flag” or “The Flag Is a Rag”

      • Ronald E. Ostman, Harry Littell
      Pages 33-57

    5. A Small World—and Its Flags—In a Much Bigger One

      • Anne-Marie Obajtek-Kirkwood
      Pages 59-94

    6. Searching for Common Sense: The Roots of George W. Bush’s War Rhetoric

      • Michael J. Butler
      Pages 95-121

    7. The Pornographic Barbarism of the Self-Reflecting Sign

      • Paul A. Taylor
      Pages 123-144

    8. Warlords of the Iraqi Blogosphere

      • Priscilla Ringrose
      Pages 145-175

    9. Warriors or Amazons: How Opposing the War in Iraq Became a Gender Issue in Mexico

      • Maria de la luz Matus-Mendoza
      Pages 177-191

  3. Wars Then and Now

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 193-193
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    2. Not so “Far from Vietnam”: A Study of War, Film, and the Media

      • Jonathan Ervine
      Pages 195-218

    3. War, Nationalism, Fear, Cruelty, Religion:

      • Vincent Masse
      Pages 219-249

    4. War and Peace in Christian Prayer

      • Andrew Thomas, Susan Berg, Tor Berg, David Nice
      Pages 251-269

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 271-276
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An analysis of Vietnam, 9/11 and the Iraq War from patriotism to dissent through various visual and written signs among which the US flag, ribbons, car-stickers, cartoons, movies, the media and presidential war rhetoric.

About the authors

ANNE-MARIE OBAJTEK-KIRKWOOD is an Assistant Professor of French in the Department of Culture and Communication at Drexel University, USA.
ERNEST A. HAKANEN is an Associate Professor of communication in the Department of Culture and Communication at Drexel University, USA.

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