03122nam 2200661 a 450 991045469280332120200520144314.01-84964-463-21-281-75094-897866117509471-4356-6264-4(CKB)1000000000533644(StDuBDS)AH22933751(SSID)ssj0000189132(PQKBManifestationID)11179639(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000189132(PQKBWorkID)10156181(PQKB)10468067(MiAaPQ)EBC3386523(Au-PeEL)EBL3386523(CaPaEBR)ebr10480161(CaONFJC)MIL175094(OCoLC)666933170(EXLCZ)99100000000053364420060524d2005 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrLanguage wars[electronic resource] the role of media and culture in global terror and political violence /Jeff LewisLondon ;Ann Arbor, Mich. Pluto Press20051 online resource (296 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7453-2484-3 0-7453-2485-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Language Wars is a fascinating account of the relationship between the media, culture and new forms of global, political violence. Using an innovative approach, Jeff Lewis shows how language and the media are implicated in global terrorism and the US-led reprisals in the war on terror. Through an examination of the language of terrorism and war, Lewis illuminates key events in the current wave of political violence -- the 9/11 attacks on New York and the Pentagon, the Beslan siege, the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq, the Bali bombings and the ongoing occupation in the Middle East. He argues that the language used to report incidents of violence has changed, not just in official channels but in wider cultural contexts, and shows the impact this has on social perceptions. Lewis deconstructs these new discourses to reveal how Islam has been construed as the antagonist of freedom, democracy and the rule of law. Ideal for students of media studies and cultural studies, this is a subtle account of the relation between language and culture that exposes a dangerous new east-west divide in popular discourse.Mass media and languageMass media and cultureMass media and public opinionTerrorism and mass mediaViolence in mass mediaElectronic books.Mass media and language.Mass media and culture.Mass media and public opinion.Terrorism and mass media.Violence in mass media.302.23014Lewis Jeff1964-987372MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454692803321Language wars2256705UNINA