Language wars : the role of media and culture in global terror and political violence

✍ Scribed by Jeff Lewis

Publisher: Pluto
Year: 2005
Tongue: English
Leaves: 294
Category: Library

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✦ Table of Contents

Content: Introduction --
Mediated terror and the politics of representation --
Conflict and culture : civilization, history, identity --
The meaning of 9/11 : in the midst of infinite justice --
The Iraq invasion : democracy in the field of battle --
Globalizing jihad : the Bali bombings at the end of paradise --
The occupation of Iraq : rule of law and the new public sphere --
Conclusion : cultural democracy, difference and the end of civilization.

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