September 11 in HistoryHours after the collapse of the Twin Towers, the idea that the September 11 attacks had changed everything permeated American popular and political discussion. In the period since then, the events of September 11 have been used to justify profound changes in U. S. public policy and foreign relations. Bringing together leading scholars of history, law, literature, and Islam, September 11 in History asks whether the attacks and their aftermath truly