Al-Qaeda Goes to College - Impact of the War on Terror on American Higher Education

Informationen zum Autor James Ottavio Castagnera Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. lawsuits against universities by terror victims trying to get settlements from countries like Iran by seizing archaeological artifacts in American universities;

Product details

• Authors: James Castagnera, James Ottavio Castagnera, James Ottavio/ Julius Castagnera, Castagnera James Ottavio
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2009
• EAN: 9780313364280
• ISBN: 978-0-313-36428-0
• No. of pages: 204
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 241 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; USA, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, United States of America, USA, Educational strategies & policy, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher, Current Events and Issues: Education