Weapons of mass deception : the uses of propaganda in Bush's war on Iraq / Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, [2003]Copyright date: ©2003Description: viii, 248 pages ; 21 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1585422762
- 9781585422760
- 0965492389
- 9780965492386
- 956.70443 21
- DS79.76 .R36 2003
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Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 956.70443 RAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 0 | Available | A474511B | ||
Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 956.70443 RAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A415257B |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Liberation Day -- 1. Branding America -- 2. War Is Sell -- 3. True Lies -- 4. Doublespeak -- 5. The Uses of Fear -- 6. The Air War -- 7. As Others See Us.
This book reveals: how the Iraq war was sold to the American public through professional P.R. strategies; lies that were told related to the Iraq war; euphemisms and jargon related to the war, e.g. "shock and awe," "Operation Iraqi Freedom," "axis of evil," "coalition of the willing," etc.; how the war on terrorism and the war on Iraq have been used as marketing hooks to sell products and policies that have nothing to do with fighting terrorism; the efforts of Charlotte Beers and other U.S. propaganda campaigns designed to win hearts overseas; and how news coverage followed Washington's lead and language. The book includes a glossary, "Propaganda: a user's guide," and resources to help Americans sort through the deceptions to see the strings behind Washington's campaign to sell the Iraq war to the public.--From publisher description.
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