Mass Deception - Moral Panic and the U.s. War on Iraq

Informationen zum Autor Scott A. Bonn is an assistant professor of sociology at Drew University. Klappentext The attacks of 9/11 led to a war on Iraq, although there was neither tangible evidence that Saddam Hussein was linked to Osama bin Laden nor proof of weapons of mass destruction. Why, then, did the Iraq war garner so much acceptance in the United States during its primary stages? Mass Deception argues that the George W. Bush administration manufactured public support for the war on Iraq, introducing a unique, integrated, and interdisciplinary theory called "critical communication" to explain how and why political elites and the news media periodically create public panics that benefit both parties. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Preface Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Appendix Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Scott A. Bonn
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2010
• EAN: 9780813547893
• ISBN: 978-0-8135-4789-3
• No. of pages: 210
• Series: Critical Issues in Crime and Society
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous