Reflections in a bloodshot lens : America, Islam and the war of ideas / Lawrence Pintak.
Material type: TextPublisher: London : Pluto, 2006Description: xviii, 374 pages ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0745324185
- 9780745324180
- 0745324193
- 9780745324197
- 327.7301767 22
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : worldview, identity and the other -- Sect. I. Foundations of the relationship -- 1. In the eye of the beholder -- 2. U.S. coverage of Islam -- 3. The Arab and Muslim media -- Sect. II. The framing of an era -- 4. Rhetoric, religion and righteousness -- 5. The myth of terror and the terror of myth -- 6. Enemies, allies and other artificial constructs -- Sect. III. Perceptions of policy -- 7. Weaponizing the media -- 8. Prism of pain : Palestine -- 9. Rewriting the script : Iraq -- Sect. IV. Hearts and minds -- 10. Beyond the Middle East -- 11. Brand America -- 12. Symbols of empire -- Epilogue : beyond us and them.
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