{"product_id":"portents-of-the-real","title":"Portents of the Real - A Primer for Post-9\/11 America","description":"The shock and horror that gripped America on September 11, 2001, has given way to a culture of pathological worry. Ignited by the terrorist attacks, anxiety has been fueled by the nation’s official response, which sanctioned a narrative good vs. evil, the suppression of intellectual debate and the political expediency of keeping the citizenry in a constant state of fear. Snipers in the capital, the government in bunkers, flag euphoria and anthrax hysteria, torture in Abu Ghraib and a stuntman who survived Niagra Falls – these are the nation’s portents, signs of the times in post-9\/11 America. \u003ci\u003ePortents of the Real\u003c\/i\u003e examines culture to apprehend the foreboding political subtexts of a nation perpetually at war on terror.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgainst an ever deepening climate of political repression and a journalistic landscape dominated by sensationalized controversy and historical forgetfulness, Susan Willis offers an astute analysis of the realities behind America’s cultural myths. The effect is both wry and unnerving.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50952755380512,"sku":"9781844670239","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/9781844670239.jpg?v=1763661001","url":"https:\/\/creativebysanchez.com\/products\/portents-of-the-real","provider":"Creative By Sanchez","version":"1.0","type":"link"}