02893nam 22005654a 450 991077842160332120230616235759.01-282-40979-497866124097900-313-06800-3(CKB)1000000000807242(EBL)496907(OCoLC)547275248(SSID)ssj0000333743(PQKBManifestationID)11297155(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000333743(PQKBWorkID)10377569(PQKB)11384102(MiAaPQ)EBC496907(Au-PeEL)EBL496907(CaPaEBR)ebr10350009(CaONFJC)MIL240979(EXLCZ)99100000000080724220050207d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe "Great Satan" vs. the "Mad Mullahs"[electronic resource] how the United States and Iran demonize each other /William O. BeemanWestport, Conn. Praeger Publishers20051 online resource (314 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-275-98214-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-272) and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Discourse and Demonization; 2. American Myths; 3. Middle Eastern Myths; 4. Discourse and Rhetoric; 5. Images of the Great Satan; 6. Images of the Mad Mullah; 7. The Framework of U.S.-Iranian Relations: Modernization and Development as an Index of National Worth; 8. The Sins of the United States; 9. The Sins of Iran; 10. The Birth of Postmodern Conflict: How Iranian Media Came of Age; 11. Living with Iran: Resistance as Postmodern Discourse; Notes; Comprehensive Bibliography; IndexThe United States and Iran have been estranged for 25 years. They have carried out a mutual process of demonization that is unprecedented in modern history, based on cultural hot buttons that have the power to galvanize the populations of both countries. Iranian leaders have characterized the United States as the Great Satan-an evil corruptor that pollutes society and destroys personal morality. American leaders characterize the members of the current government of the Islamic Republic of Iran as Mad Mullahs, wild-eyed and irrational. Giving a thorough account of the background of U.S.-IranianUnited StatesRelationsIranIranRelationsUnited StatesUnited StatesForeign public opinion, IranianIranForeign public opinion, American327.73055/09/045Beeman William O636661MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778421603321The "Great Satan" vs. the "Mad Mullahs"3816477UNINA