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T1 The Power of Imperialism” An Analysis of the United States’ Intervention in Afghanistan through Adam Curtis’ The Bitter Lake (2015)
A1 Saldaña López, Antonio
A2 Universidad de Valladolid. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
K1 Afghanistan
K1 Imperialism
K1 United States
K1 The Bitter
K1 Lake
K1 Interventionism
K1 Cold War
K1 Afganistán
K1 Imperialismo
K1 Estados Unidos
K1 Intervencionismo
K1 Guerra Fría
K1 5701.11 Enseñanza de Lenguas
AB The aim of this dissertation is to analyze if the United States’ operations in Afghanistanthroughout the second half of the 20th century were imperialist interventions or part of theforeign policy in the context of the Cold War. The analysis is going to be performed using thedocumentary The Bitter Lake (2015) by Adam Curtis’ as historical background, alongside withHobson’s Imperialism: A Study (1902), Lenin’s Imperialism: the Highest Stage of Capitalism(1916) and Arendt’s The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951) theses’ of imperialism. In theanalysis, firstly, imperialism is going to be defined and typified, afterwards, Curtis’documentary will be studied to determine that these operations were an imperialist intervention.
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/58606
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/58606
LA eng
NO Departamento de Filología Inglesa
DS UVaDOC
RD 17-jul-2024