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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462615803321

Titolo

Selling war [[electronic resource] ] : the role of the mass media in hostile conflicts from World War I to the 'War on Terror' / / edited by Josef Seethaler ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, : Intellect, 2013

ISBN

1-84150-783-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (386 p.)

Collana

European Communication Research and Education Association series, , 1753-0342

Altri autori (Persone)

SeethalerJosef

Disciplina

070.4

Soggetti

Mass media and war

War in mass media

Mass media - Political aspects

Terrorism and mass media

Mass media - Public opinion

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. 'Never such innocence again' : propaganda and total war -- pt. II. Visual turn, war PR and the changing relationships between politics, media and the public sphere -- pt. III. Globalization and the 'postmodern' war of images.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is the first collection of essays to explore the changing relationships between war, media, and the public from a multidisciplinary perspective and over an extended historical period. It is also the first textbook for students in this field, discussing a wide range of theoretical concepts and methodological tools for analyzing the nature of these relationships. The book starts with a thorough overview by Philip Seib of war, the media and the public sphere. His chapter explores how the perception of war in the public sphere is influenced by the media and, more precisely, how the news