Media, War and Terrorism - Responses from the Middle East and Asia (Hardcover, New ed)

Media, War and Terrorism analyses, for the first time, responses to the events of 9/11 and it's repercussions from the point of view of Asian and Middle Eastern countries. Perhaps controversially, the contributors argue that while the US, and to an extent European, media seems largely unified in their coverage and silence in public debate of the events surrounding the attacks on the World Trade Centre, there exists open, critical debate in other parts of the world.
By examining the use of media as an instrument of warfare and analyzing the construction of public opinion in mediated electronic warfare, this book clearly shows the difference in perspectives between public opinion in the US and the rest of the world. Moving away from popular assumptions that societies in the West are democratic and progressive and those in the Middle East and Asia are either authoritarian or under-developed, this examination of the media in those countries suggests the exact opposite. In combining an examination of the general, theoretical issues concerning the use of the media as an instrument of warfare with rich, geographically diverse case studies, the editors are able to provide a diverse and intriguing analysis of the impact and inter-connectedness of national and global medias.
Bringing together contributions from academics, journalists and media practioners from all over the world, Media, War and Terrorism is an essential read for all of those seeking an informed, non-Western perspective on the events following 9/11.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Politics in Asia
Release date:	February 2004
First published:	2004
Editors:	Shoma Munshi • Peter Van Der Veer
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	272
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-33140-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle > General
LSN:	0-415-33140-4
Barcode:	9780415331401

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