Selling Fear - Counterterrorism, the Media, and Public Opinion

Informationen zum Autor Brigitte L. Nacos is professor of political science at Columbia University and the author of five books. Yaeli Bloch-Elkon is assistant professor of political science and communications and an associate research scholar at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies! both at Bar Ilan University! Israel. Robert Y. Shapiro is professor of political science at Columbia University and the author of two books. Klappentext Drawing on the analysis of counterterrorism in the years after 9/11 - including the issuance of terror alerts and the decision to invade Iraq - this title presents a case that the Bush administration hyped fear! while obscuring civil liberties abuses and concrete issues of preparedness. Zusammenfassung Drawing on the analysis of counterterrorism in the years after 9/11 - including the issuance of terror alerts and the decision to invade Iraq - this title presents a case that the Bush administration hyped fear! while obscuring civil liberties abuses and concrete issues of preparedness.

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• Authors: Yaeli Bloch-Elkon, Yaeli Shapiro Bloch-Elkon, Brigitte L. Nacos, Brigitte L. Bloch-Elkon Nacos, Brigitte L./ Bloch-elkon Nacos, NACOS BRIGITTE BLOCH ELKON YAE, Robert Y. Shapiro
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2011
• EAN: 9780226567198
• ISBN: 978-0-226-56719-8
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics; Chicago Studies in American Po; Chicago Studies in American Politics; Chicago Studies in American Po; Chicago Studies in American Politics (CHUP)
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education