The "Great Satan" vs. the "Mad Mullahs" : how the United States and Iran demonize each other / William O. Beeman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beeman, William O.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iran--Foreign public opinion, American.

Iran.

Iran--Relations--United States.

United States--Foreign public opinion, Iranian.

United States.

United States--Relations--Iran.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (314 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The United States and Iran have been estranged for 25 years. They have carried out a mutual process of demonization that is unprecedented in modern history, based on cultural hot buttons that have the power to galvanize the populations of both countries. Iranian leaders have characterized the United States as the Great Satan-an evil corruptor that pollutes society and destroys personal morality. American leaders characterize the members of the current government of the Islamic Republic of Iran as Mad Mullahs, wild-eyed and irrational. Giving a thorough account of the background of U.S.-Iranian

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Discourse and Demonization; 2. American Myths; 3. Middle Eastern Myths; 4. Discourse and Rhetoric; 5. Images of the Great Satan; 6. Images of the Mad Mullah; 7. The Framework of U.S.-Iranian Relations: Modernization and Development as an Index of National Worth; 8. The Sins of the United States; 9. The Sins of Iran; 10. The Birth of Postmodern Conflict: How Iranian Media Came of Age; 11. Living with Iran: Resistance as Postmodern Discourse; Notes; Comprehensive Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-272) and index.

ISBN:

9798400659188

9786612409790

9781282409798

1282409794

9780313068003

0313068003

OCLC:

547275248

Publisher Number:

10.5040/9798400659188