The legacy of 9/11

Summary: The Legacy of 9/11 features forty-four documents that span over a century, from the D'Arcy Oil Concession in 1901, the Charter of the Arab League in 1945, activist Sayyid Qutb's thoughts on jihad published following his execution in Egypt in 1966, Osama bin Laden's Declaration of Jihad against the U.S. in 1996, the Proclamation of the Caliphate in 2014, and Donald Trump's executive orders, perceived by some as a way to prevent Muslims from entering the U.S., in 2017. Each document is supported by a critical essay, written by historians and teachers, that includes a Summary Overview, Defining Moment, Author Biography, Document Themes and Analysis. An important feature of each essay is a close reading and analysis of the primary source that develops broader themes, such as the author's rhetorical purpose, social or class position, point of view, and other relevant issues. In addition, essays are organized by sections, listed above, for a greater sense of context. Each section begins with a brief introduction that defines questions and problems underlying the subjects addressed in the historical documents. Each essay also includes a Bibliography and Additional Reading section for further research.

Record details

ISBN: 9781682179215
ISBN: 1682179214
Physical Description: print
xiii, 320 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.
Edition: [First edition].
Publisher: Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services ; Amenia, NY : Grey House Publishing, [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

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General Note:	Edition statement supplied by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-312) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Publisher's Note -- Editor's Introduction -- Contributors / HISTORIC BACKGROUND: The Saud Family and Wahhabi Islam -- The D'Arcy Oil Concession -- Hussein-McMahon Correspondence -- Sykes-Picot Agreement -- Balfour Declaration -- Charter of the Arab League -- CIA Summary of the Overthrow of Premier Mossadeq of Iran -- Baghdad Pact -- Gamal Abdel Nasser on the Nationalization of the Suez Canal -- The Eisenhower Doctrine -- Sayyid Qutb on Jihad -- Muhammad Qutb on the Origins of Islam -- Ayatollah Khomeini on "The Great Satan" / GROWING CONFLILCT & 9/11: Documents Relating to the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan -- Memos Concerning a Meeting between Donald Rumsfeld and Saddam Hussein -- President George H.W. Bush on the Cessation of the Persian Gulf War -- The 1993 World Trade Center Bombing: Report and Analysis -- From the "Clash of Civilizations" -- Osama bin Laden's Declaration of Jihad Against the Americans -- News Account of the USS Cole Bombing -- Memo on the Urgent Need to Address the al-Qaeda Threat -- Destruction of the Buddhist Statues at Bamiyan -- President George W. Bush's Statement to the Nation on 9/11 -- Osama bin Laden's Video Statement -- Excerpts from Knights under the Prophet's Banner -- On Counterterrorism and U.S. Foreign Policy -- Public Statement on the Release of the 9/11 Commission Report / WAR-ITS JUSTIFICATIONS AND PROBLEMS: NATO Press Conference with Donald Rumsfeld -- Colin Powell on Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction -- Hans Blix on U.N. Weapons Inspection Efforts in Iraq -- George W. Bush's Address to the Nation on Military Operations in Iraq -- From The Crisis of Islam -- "Mission to Niger" and the Valerie Plame Affair -- Intelligence Report on Iraq's Programs for Weapons of Mass Destruction -- From the Fay Report on the Abu Ghraib Prisoner Abuse Scandal -- Declaration of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi at the Execution of Nicholas Berg / THE POST-9/11 WORLD: Manning-Lamo Chat Logs -- President Obama's Remarks on the Killing of Osama bin Laden -- Snowden E-mail -- U.N. Report on the Alleged Use of Chemical Weapons in the Ghouta Area of Damascus on 21 August 2013 -- Islamic State--Proclamation of the Caliphate -- Remarks by Abdullah II of Jordan before the U.N. General Assembly -- Hassan Rouhani's Address before the U.N. General Assembly -- Benjamin Netanyahu: Speech before the U.N. General Assembly -- Donald Trump's Call for a "Muslim Ban" / APPENDIXES: Time Line of 9/11 -- Wes Resources -- Bibliography -- Index.