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 artifacts in American universities; accused Islamists teaching at American colleges, like Sami al-Arian at USF.
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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 artifacts in American universities; accused Islamists teaching at American colleges, like Sami al-Arian at USF.
Imprint | Praeger Publishers Inc |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | April 2009 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | April 2009 |
Authors | James Ottavio Castagnera |
Dimensions | 236 x 163 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket |
Pages | 204 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-313-36428-0 |
Barcode | 9780313364280 |
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LSN | 0-313-36428-1 |