New Books from Hoover Press Our Brave New World: Essays on the Impact of September 11 Edited by Wladyslaw Pleszczynski

Every American remembers exactly how it unfolded and where they were and what they were doing on that terrible morning of September 11. And like any other unprecedented historic jolt, September 11 continues to agitate our collective mind. We still ponder the questions it raised: What changed that day? What remains of the old? What is truly new?

In Our Brave New World: Essays on the Impact of September 11 (Hoover Institution Press, 2002), editor Wladyslaw Pleszczynki and a collection of distinguished contributors examine these and other questions, taking a sometimes sobering, sometimes uplifting look at a historic turning point in our lives.

The contributors examine the challenges and dangers of our new foreign policy and the sense that we have only seen the opening stages of a long-term realignment. They also examine our domestic politics, revealing that, with the exception of national security matters, partisan considerations remain as strong as before. A look at the Islamic world after 9/11 shows how, as never before, it is understood that American assertiveness is the main deterrent against Islamic terror and a stabilizing force in an unsteady cultural sphere.

Two essays seize the opportunity September 11 offers to reflect in the most profound sense on what we are fighting for--and why we are fighting despite having lost our ability to speak the language of honor. A series of memorable vignettes describe Hollywood's clueless response to September 11 and reveal how the stark reality of America attacked has shaken popular culture to its foundation. The collection concludes with an inspiring report on the response of Mayor Rudolf Giuliani and the people of New York--reminders of where America's real strengths lies.

About the Editor: Wladyslaw Pleszczynski, former executive editor of the American Spectator, is a distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution and editor of The AmericaProwler.org.

The Hoover Institution, founded at Stanford University in 1919 by Herbert Hoover, who went on to become the 31st president of the United States, is an interdisciplinary research center for advanced study on domestic public policy and international affairs.