{"product_id":"portents-of-the-real","title":"Portents of the Real","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\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":"Verso Books","offers":[{"title":"hardback","offer_id":50192207806741,"sku":"wvx1789934505912","price":14.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0878\/5349\/8645\/files\/portents-of-the-real_1.jpg?v=1789934514","url":"https:\/\/zenmatfitk.shop\/products\/portents-of-the-real","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}