Islamic peril : media and global violence / Karim H. Karim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Karim, Karim H. (Karim Haiderali), 1956-

Contributor:

Institute of Policy Alternatives (Montréal, Québec)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam in mass media.

Islam and world politics.

Islam--Public opinion.

Islam.

Public opinion--United States.

Public opinion.

United States.

Public opinion--Europe.

Europe.

Islamic countries--Foreign public opinion.

Islamic countries.

Physical Description:

xiii, 208 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Updated edition.

Place of Publication:

Montréal ; New York : Black Rose, [2003]

Summary:

Winner of the 2001 Robinson Book Prize for Excellence in Journalism "Islamic Peril "explores the lack of historical and cultural understanding in the mass media as it studies coverage of conflicts involving Muslims in the Middle East, the Caucasus, the Balkans and the West.

"A valuable book." -- Edward S. -Herman, "SAIS Review"

"Karim Karim should be applauded for his excellent analysis." -- "Middle East Journal"

"An important addition to the critical literature." -- "Choice"

"In the aftermath of September 11th Islamic Peril's message has taken on a more forceful sense of relevance and urgency." -- "Media"

Karim H. Karim, Ph.D., teaches at the School of Journalism and Communication in Ottawa.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Violence and the Media 18

Chapter 2 Jihad 38

Chapter 3 Orientalist Imaginaries 55

Chapter 4 Assassins, Kidnappers, Hostages 73

Chapter 5 The Rites of Reporting a Hijacking 88

Chapter 6 Dispatches from the Holy Land 104

Chapter 7 Constructing a Post-Soviet Threat 120

Chapter 8 Returning to a Millennial Struggle 139

Chapter 9 Covering Conflicts in Former Communist Territories 158

Chapter 10 Towards Informed and Conscientious Reporting 175.

Notes:

"A publication of the Institute of Policy Alternatives of Montréal"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1551642271

1551642263

OCLC:

51443142