Media, War, and Terrorism

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Author: Peter van der Veer

ISBN-10: 0415331404

ISBN-13: 9780415331401

Category: Media - General & Miscellaneous

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This book brings together a collection of essays covering the media and public debate dimension of the events of 9/11, and beyond, from the point of view of Middle Eastern and Asian countries.

Notes on contributorsAcknowledgements1Introduction12War propaganda and the liberal public sphere93The West and the Rest: a drama in two acts and an epilogue224Television in the United States from 9/11 and the US's continuing 'War on Terror': single theme, multiple media lenses465The Middle East's democracy deficit and the expanding public sphere616Political Islam in Iran and the emergence of a religious public sphere: the impact of September 11747September 11 and after: pressure for regulation and self-regulation in the Indian media1188The Jewish hand: the response of the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind1379The WTC tragedy and the US attack on Afghanistan: the press joins in beating the war drums15510War, words, and images18711When Osama and friends came a-calling: the political deployment of the overdetermined image of Osama ben Laden in the contestation for Islamic symbols in Malaysia19712Some 'Muslims' within: watching television in Britain after September 11224Index251