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Terrorism and the politics of fear / David L. Altheide.
LIBRA HN90.M3 A47 2006
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Altheide, David L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mass media--Social aspects--United States.
- Mass media.
- Mass media--Social aspects.
- Propaganda.
- Fear.
- United States.
- Mass media and public opinion--United States.
- Mass media and public opinion.
- Terrorism in mass media.
- Fear--United States.
- Propaganda--United States.
- Social control--United States.
- Social control.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 247 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, MD : AltaMira Press, [2006]
- Summary:
- Terrorism and the Politics of Fear shows how the mass media and propaganda about fear of crime and terrorism contribute to social policies that promote social control and threaten civil liberties. This excellent treatment of a timely subject will be indispensable to teachers and students of sociology, media, politics, and criminology studies.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The social reality of fear
- The mass media as a social institution
- Crime and terrorism
- Consuming terrorism
- Terrorism and the politics of fear
- The control narrative of the Internet
- The propaganda project and the Iraq War
- Constructing Pat Tillman
- Conclusion: Beyond the politics of fear.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-240) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0759109184
- 0759109192
- OCLC:
- 61859820
- Publisher Number:
- 9780759109186
- 9780759109193
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