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Journal of Postcolonial Writing Volume 48, 2012 - Issue 3: Orientalism and terrorism: Theory, text, and images after 9/11
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Rationalization and concealment of violence in American responses to 9/11: Orientalism(s) in a state of exception

Kenichi Yamaguchi University of Saskatchewan, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 241-251 | Published online: 01 Jun 2012

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