Terrorism and the politics of fear / David L. Altheide.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lanham, MD : AltaMira Press, c2006.Description: xii, 247 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0759109192 : PAP
  • 9780759109193
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 302.230973/090511 22
LOC classification:
  • HN90.M3 A47 2006
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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 -- The control narrative of the Internet -- The propaganda project and the Iraq War -- Constructing Pat Tillman -- Conclusion: Beyond the politics of fear.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-240) and index.

Introduction -- The social reality of fear -- The mass media as a social institution -- Crime and terrorism -- Consuming terrorism -- Terrorism and the politics of fear -- The control narrative of the Internet -- The propaganda project and the Iraq War -- Constructing Pat Tillman -- Conclusion: Beyond the politics of fear.

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