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Terrorism and the politics of fear

Title
Terrorism and the politics of fear / David L. Altheide.
Author
Altheide, David L.
Publication
Lanham, MD : AltaMira Press, [2006], ©2006.

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Description
xii, 247 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  • 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 States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-240) and index.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. The social reality of fear -- 3. The mass media as a social institution -- 4. Crime and terrorism -- 5. Consuming terrorism -- 6. Terrorism and the politics of fear -- 7. The control narrative of the Internet -- 8. The propaganda project and the Iraq War -- 9. Constructing Pat Tillman -- 10. Conclusion : beyond the politics of fear.
ISBN
  • 0759109184 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0759109192 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2005028887
  • 9780759109186
  • 9780759109193
OCLC
  • OCM61859820
  • SCSB-5263166
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries