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Autore |
Tuman Joseph S |
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Titolo |
Communicating terror : the rhetorical dimensions of terrorism / / Joseph S. Tuman |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Los Angeles, : SAGE Publications, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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9781483302041 |
1483302040 |
9781452275161 |
1452275165 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xvii, 219 p.) : ill., ports |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Terrorism and mass media |
Terrorism |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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