Terrorism and the politics of fear / David L. Altheide.
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TextPublisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishing, 2017Edition: Second editionDescription: xii, 275 pages ; 24 cmContent type: Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781442274501 (cloth); 9781442274518 Subject(s): Mass media -- Social aspects -- United States | Mass media and public opinion -- United States | Terrorism in mass media | Fear -- United States | Propaganda -- United States | Social control -- United StatesDDC classification: 302.230973 LOC classification: HN90.M3A47
Contents:
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 -- Mediated interaction and the control narrative of the internet -- Propaganda of fear, the Iraq war, and the islamic state -- Constructing heroes : Pat Tillman and Chris Kyle -- Conclusion: beyond the politics of fear
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Includes references and index
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 -- Mediated interaction and the control narrative of the internet -- Propaganda of fear, the Iraq war, and the islamic state -- Constructing heroes : Pat Tillman and Chris Kyle -- Conclusion: beyond the politics of fear
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