LEADER 02646oam 2200673I 450 001 9910462169303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-29095-0 010 $a1-283-71192-3 010 $a0-203-48282-4 010 $a1-134-29096-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203482827 035 $a(CKB)2670000000269459 035 $a(EBL)1047112 035 $a(OCoLC)817890712 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000798058 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11425155 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000798058 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10738832 035 $a(PQKB)11508247 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1047112 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1047112 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10617554 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL402442 035 $a(OCoLC)817610095 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000269459 100 $a20180331d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWatching Babylon $ethe war in Iraq and global visual culture /$fNicholas Mirzoeff 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2005. 215 $a1 online resource (214 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-34310-0 311 $a0-415-34309-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $asection 1. Babylon, Long Island -- section 2. The banality of images -- section 3. The empire of camps. 330 $aGroundbreaking and compelling, Watching Babylon examines the experience of watching the war against Iraq on television, on the internet, in the cinema and in print media.Mirzoeff shows how the endless stream of images flowing from the Gulf has necessitated a new form of visual thinking, one which recognises that the war has turned images themselves into weapons. Drawing connections between the history and legend of ancient Babylon, the metaphorical Babylon of Western modernity, and everyday life in the modern suburb of Babylon, New York, Mirzoeff explores ancient concerns wh 606 $aVisual sociology 606 $aVisual communication 606 $aIraq War, 2003-2011$xMass media and the war 607 $aBabylon (Extinct city) 607 $aBabylon (N.Y.) 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aVisual sociology. 615 0$aVisual communication. 615 0$aIraq War, 2003-2011$xMass media and the war. 676 $a302.23 700 $aMirzoeff$b Nicholas$f1962,$0986694 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462169303321 996 $aWatching Babylon$92255079 997 $aUNINA