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Chapter 7 - Terrorism

Terrorism as Context in DeLillo

from Part II - History and Politics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2022

By
Margaret Scanlan
Edited by
Jesse Kavadlo
Jesse Kavadlo
Affiliation:
Maryville University of Saint Louis, Missouri
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Summary

This chapter delves into one of DeLillo's frequently recurring themes, terrorism, yet develops the ways in which different novels' approaches to understanding terrorism significantly differ despite their surface similarities.

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Don DeLilloterrorismMao IIPlayersFalling ManpoliticsMiddle East9/11
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Don DeLillo In Context , pp. 68 - 76
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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