LEADER 03585nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910826289703321 005 20230617000719.0 010 $a1-84964-257-5 010 $a1-281-75071-9 010 $a9786611750718 010 $a1-4356-6243-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000533622 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH22933547 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000164119 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11161821 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000164119 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10120019 035 $a(PQKB)11644761 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3386152 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3386152 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10479624 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL175071 035 $a(OCoLC)648038330 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000533622 100 $a20041118d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGod willing? $epolitical fundamentalism in the White House, the "War on terror," and the echoing press /$fDavid Domke 210 $aLondon ;$aAnn Arbor, Mich. $cPluto Press$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (256 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7453-2305-7 311 $a0-7453-2306-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 213-233) and index. 330 $bIn the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush and his administration offered a 'political fundamentalism' that capitalized upon the fear felt by many Americans. Political fundamentalism is the adaptation of a conservative religious worldview, via strategic language choices and communication approaches, into a policy agenda that feels political rather than religious. These communications dominated public discourse and public opinion for months on end and came at a significant cost for democracy.In particular, the administration closed off a substantive societal - and international - conversation about the meaning of the terrorist attacks and the direction of the nation by consistently:* showing antipathy toward complex conceptions of reality;* framing calls for immediate action on administration policies as part of the nation's 'calling' and 'mission' against terrorism;* issuing declarations about the will of God for America and the values of freedom and liberty; * and demonstrating an intolerance for dissent. The administration had help spreading its messages. The mainstream press consistently echoed the administration's communications - thereby disseminating, reinforcing and embedding the administration's fundamentalist worldview and helping to keep at bay Congress and any substantive public questioning. This book analyzes hundreds of administration communications and news stories from September 2001 to Iraq in spring 2003 to examine how this occurred and what it means for U.S. politics and the global landscape. 606 $aFundamentalism$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States 606 $aReligion and politics$zUnited States 606 $aPress and politics$zUnited States 606 $aWar on Terrorism, 2001-2009 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y2001-2009 615 0$aFundamentalism$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aReligion and politics 615 0$aPress and politics 615 0$aWar on Terrorism, 2001-2009. 676 $a322/.1/0973090511 700 $aDomke$b David Scott$01653172 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910826289703321 996 $aGod willing$94004310 997 $aUNINA