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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480380503321

Autore

Tuman Joseph S

Titolo

Communicating terror [[electronic resource] ] : the rhetorical dimensions of terrorism / / Joseph S. Tuman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2010

ISBN

1-4833-0204-0

1-4522-7516-5

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Disciplina

303.625

363.32501/4

363.325014

Soggetti

Terrorism and mass media

Terrorism

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

Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1 - The Struggle to Define Terrorism; 2 - Terrorism as a Communication Process With Rhetorical Dimensions; 3 - Labeling and Defining Terrorism as Rhetoric; 4 - Symbols, Symbolism, and Terrorism; 5 - Symbolism in the Targets of Terrorism; 6 - Methods for Studying Public Oratory About Terrorism; 7 - Case Studies for Public Oratory About Terrorism; 8 - Theories of Mass Media for Terrorism; 9 - Mass-Mediated Images and Construction of Terrorism; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Concise yet comprehensive, this text examines how acts of terrorism create rhetorical acts, that is, what messages persusasive meanings, symbols, etc. do acts of terrorism generate and communicate to the world at large.