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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462730703321

Autore

Silberstein Sandra <1948-, >

Titolo

War of words : language, politics and 9/11 / / Sandra Silberstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002

ISBN

1-134-30642-3

1-280-05888-9

0-203-34142-2

1-134-30643-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (189 p.)

Disciplina

973.931

Soggetti

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 - Language

Rhetoric - Political aspects - United States

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

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; From Terror to War: The War on Terrorism; Becoming President; From News to Entertainment: Eyewitness Accounts; New York Becomes America(n); Selling America; ""The New McCarthyism""; Schooling America: Lessons on Islam and Geography; Rhetorical Years: The Second Anniversary and Beyond; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In a media age, wars are waged not only with bombs and planes but also with video and sound bites. War of Words is an incisive report from the linguistic battlefields, probing the tales told about September 11th to show how Americans created consensus in the face of terror. Capturing the campaigns for America's hearts, minds, wallets and votes, Silberstein traces the key cultural conflicts that surfaced after the attacks and beyond:the attacks on critical intellectuals for their perceived 'blame America first' attitudethe symbiotic relationship between terroris