Kroes, Rob. <br/><br/>
Prison Area, Independence Valley :   American Paradoxes in Political Life and Popular Culture /  
Rob Kroes. 
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<br/><br/>The George W. Bush administration and European anti-Americanism -- The ascent of the falling man : an iconic image of 9/11 -- Cool hand luck : how America played its hand entertaining the world -- Musical America : staging the U.S.A. to the sounds of music -- A spaghetti southern : landscapes of fear in Quentin Tarantino's Django unchained -- Freaks on display : a tale of empathy and ostracism -- American responses to the Holocaust : atrocity photographs as nomadic objects -- Barack Hussein Obama : two portrait sketches -- Obama and the paradox of American global power : dreams of democracy and the imperial imperative -- Taking exception. 
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<br/><br/> Rob Kroes is professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Amsterdam, now also honorary professor at the University of Utrecht. One of Europe's leading American studies scholars, he is the author of numerous books and articles, including Photographic Memories: Private Pictures, Public Images, and American History. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Popular culture.<br/>Politics and government.<br/>Political culture.<br/>Civilization.<br/>SOCIAL SCIENCE--Popular Culture.<br/>SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.<br/>POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Cultural Policy.<br/>Culture populaire--États-Unis.<br/>Political culture--United States.<br/>Popular culture--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States.<br/>États-Unis--Civilisation--21e siecle.<br/>États-Unis--Politique et gouvernement--2001-2009.<br/>États-Unis--Politique et gouvernement--2009-2017.<br/>United States--Civilization--21st century.<br/>United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.<br/>United States--Politics and government--2009-2017.
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