War of words : language, politics and 9/11 / / Sandra Silberstein

• Autore: Silberstein Sandra <1948-, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (189 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.931
• Soggetto topico: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 - Language; Rhetoric - Political aspects - United States
• Classificazione: 89.56
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In 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 terroris
• Titolo autorizzato: War of words
• ISBN: 1-134-30642-3; 1-280-05888-9; 0-203-34142-2; 1-134-30643-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786263003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II