03057nam 2200721Ia 450 991082237600332120200520144314.01-134-30642-31-280-05888-90-203-34142-21-134-30643-110.4324/9780203341421(CKB)2670000000335966(EBL)199447(OCoLC)475906075(SSID)ssj0000821483(PQKBManifestationID)11436981(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000821483(PQKBWorkID)10871300(PQKB)10988123(SSID)ssj0000312948(PQKBManifestationID)12089743(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000312948(PQKBWorkID)10332124(PQKB)11587164(MiAaPQ)EBC199447(Au-PeEL)EBL199447(CaPaEBR)ebr10100266(CaONFJC)MIL5888(OCoLC)1000429801(EXLCZ)99267000000033596620020731d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWar of words language, politics, and 9/11 /Sandra Silberstein1st ed.New York Routledge20021 online resource (189 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-33624-4 0-415-29047-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexIn 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 terrorisSeptember 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001War on Terrorism, 2001-2009LanguageRhetoricPolitical aspectsUnited StatesSeptember 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.War on Terrorism, 2001-2009Language.RhetoricPolitical aspects973.93189.56bclSilberstein Sandra1948-254434MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822376003321War of words692481UNINA