Rappert, Brian,

How to look good in a war : justifying and challenging state violence / Brian Rappert. - viii, 167 pages ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-163) and index.

Introduction : grasping shadows -- Partial revelations. Show and tell : distortion, concealment, and WMD ; Estimating ignorance ; Disabling discourses : international law, legitimacy, and the politics of balance -- Dialogues. Covert conversations and public secrets? : the banning of cluster munitions ; Binding options ; Framing and framed : the category of explosive violence -- Conclusion : pulling back.

0745331807 9780745331805


Mass media and war--Great Britain
Mass media and propaganda
Public relations and politics--Great Britain
Armed Forces and mass media--Great Britain

P96.W352 / G773 2012

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