Communicating terror [[electronic resource] ] : the rhetorical dimensions of terrorism / / Joseph S. Tuman |
Autore | Tuman Joseph S |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
Disciplina |
303.625
363.32501/4 363.325014 |
Soggetto topico |
Terrorism and mass media
Terrorism |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4833-0204-0
1-4522-7516-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1 - The Struggle to Define Terrorism; 2 - Terrorism as a Communication Process With Rhetorical Dimensions; 3 - Labeling and Defining Terrorism as Rhetoric; 4 - Symbols, Symbolism, and Terrorism; 5 - Symbolism in the Targets of Terrorism; 6 - Methods for Studying Public Oratory About Terrorism; 7 - Case Studies for Public Oratory About Terrorism; 8 - Theories of Mass Media for Terrorism; 9 - Mass-Mediated Images and Construction of Terrorism; Index; About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480380503321 |
Tuman Joseph S | ||
Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Shocked and awed : how the war on terror and Jihad have changed the English language / / by Fred Halliday |
Autore | Halliday Fred |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : I.B. Tauris, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (354 p.) |
Disciplina |
303.6250321
363.325014 |
Soggetto topico |
English language
English language - New words Jihad Language and international relations Linguistic change War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 - Language Language: history & general works |
ISBN |
0-7556-1439-9
0-7556-1059-8 1-283-04827-2 9786613048271 0-85771-875-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Publisher's Note; Introduction; Chapter 1. 9/11, US Intelligence and Counterterrorism; Chapter 2. Motifs of Jihad: Terrorist Group, Armed Actions and the Imagery of Osama bib Laden; Chapter 3. Extraordinary Renditions: Abduction, Abuse and Torture; Chapter 4. The Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; Chapter 5. Some Islamic and Middle Eastern Vocabulary; Chapter 6. Images of Muslims: Stereotypes, Insults, Self-Perceptions; Chapter 7. Palestine and Israel: 'Holy Land' and Other Inventions; Chapter 8. From 'Collateral Damage' to 'Mowing the Lawn': The Euphemisms of War
Chapter 9. 'Bad Guys', 'Circular Firing Squad', 'Slum Dunk': The Vitality of US ColloquialChapter 10. Spaces, Real and Imagined; Chapter 11. Obscuring Responsability: Euphemisms, Circumlocutions and Vagaries of 'Exculpatory Passive'; Chapter 12. Some Other Distortions: History, Politics and International Relations; Acknowledgements; Note on Transliteration, Standardisation and Abbreviation; Works Consulted; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823877803321 |
Halliday Fred | ||
London ; ; New York : , : I.B. Tauris, , 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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