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Selling Fear: Counterterrorism, the Media, and Public Opinion (Chicago Studies in American Politics)
Brigitte L. Nacos
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Description for Selling Fear: Counterterrorism, the Media, and Public Opinion (Chicago Studies in American Politics)
Paperback. Drawing on the analysis of counterterrorism in the years after 9/11 - including the issuance of terror alerts and the decision to invade Iraq - this title presents a case that the Bush administration hyped fear, while obscuring civil liberties abuses and concrete issues of preparedness. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 50 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JFD; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
While we've long known that the strategies of terrorism rely heavily on media coverage of attacks, "Selling Fear" is the first detailed look at the role played by media in counterterrorism - and the ways that, in the wake of 9/11, the Bush administration manipulated coverage to maintain a climate of fear. Drawing on in-depth analysis of counterterrorism in the years after 9/11 - including the issuance of terror alerts and the decision to invade Iraq - the authors present a compelling case that the Bush administration hyped fear, while obscuring civil liberties abuses and concrete issues of preparedness. The ... Read more
While we've long known that the strategies of terrorism rely heavily on media coverage of attacks, "Selling Fear" is the first detailed look at the role played by media in counterterrorism - and the ways that, in the wake of 9/11, the Bush administration manipulated coverage to maintain a climate of fear. Drawing on in-depth analysis of counterterrorism in the years after 9/11 - including the issuance of terror alerts and the decision to invade Iraq - the authors present a compelling case that the Bush administration hyped fear, while obscuring civil liberties abuses and concrete issues of preparedness. The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Series
Chicago Studies in American Politics
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226567198
SKU
V9780226567198
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About Brigitte L. Nacos
Brigitte L. Nacos is professor of political science at Columbia University and the author of five books. Yaeli Bloch-Elkon is assistant professor of political science and communications and an associate research scholar at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, both at Bar Ilan University, Israel. Robert Y. Shapiro is professor of political science at Columbia University and the author of ... Read more
Reviews for Selling Fear: Counterterrorism, the Media, and Public Opinion (Chicago Studies in American Politics)
"Destined to be the source for media coverage and polling trends during the Bush-Iraq era." (Lance Bennett, University of Washington)"