| Summary/Abstract |
Notwenty-¼rst-century event
has shaped the United States
and its role in the world as
much as 9/11.Theattacks pierced the
complacency of the post–ColdWar
decade and shattered the illusion that
history was ending with the triumph of
American-led globalization.Thescale of
the U.S. response remade American
government, foreign policy, politics, and
society inwaysthat continue to generate aftershocks. Onlybyinterrogating
the excesses of that response can Americans understand what their country has
become and where it needs togo.
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