Reflections in a bloodshot lens : America, Islam and the war of ideas /

Pintak, Larry,

Reflections in a bloodshot lens : America, Islam and the war of ideas / Lawrence Pintak. - xviii, 374 pages ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : worldview, identity and the other -- Foundations of the relationship -- In the eye of the beholder -- U.S. coverage of Islam -- The Arab and Muslim media -- The framing of an era -- Rhetoric, religion and righteousness -- The myth of terror and the terror of myth -- Enemies, allies and other artificial constructs -- Perceptions of policy -- Weaponizing the media -- Prism of pain : Palestine -- Rewriting the script : Iraq -- Hearts and minds -- Beyond the Middle East -- Brand America -- Symbols of empire -- Epilogue : beyond us and them. Sect. I. 1. 2. 3. Sect. II. 4. 5. 6. Sect. III. 7. 8. 9. Sect. IV. 10. 11. 12.

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Islam in mass media


Islamic countries--In mass media
United States--In mass media
United States--Foreign relations--Islamic countries
Islamic countries--Foreign relations--United States

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