9/11 : The Essential Reference Guide

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"An excellent resource for college and university collections." - BooklistThis important reference work is essential reading for students attempting tounderstand the horrific events of September 11, 2001, and the impact thedevastating terrorist attack had on the United States.The World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks of September 11, 2001, continue to havea major impact on the United States. The deadliest day in modern U.S. historyreverberates in numerous ways, as its influence is felt in such areas as civil liberties,foreign policy, immigration, and presidential powers. This essential guide featuresilluminating essays written by top scholars that discuss in detail the impact of 9/11 inthese critical areas, as well as how it has changed the lives of Muslim Americans in the21st century.The core of this reference work is the seventy-four A–Z entries on all of the key groups,individuals, and events surrounding the 9/11 terrorist attacks, including the firstresponders, the heroes of United Airlines Flight 93, the Osama bin Laden raid, and the9/11 Commission Report. In addition, the book offers a carefully curated group ofprimary source documents essential to understanding the 9/11 attacks. This resourceconcludes with a detailed chronology and an annotated bibliography.