War of words : language, politics and 9/11 /

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In a media age, wars are waged not only with bombs and planes but also with video and sound bites. War of Words is an incisive report from the linguistic battlefields, probing the tales told about September 11th to show how Americans created consensus in the face of terror. Capturing the campaigns f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Silberstein, Sandra, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
Temas:
2001-2009
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 > Language.
Rhetoric > Political aspects > United States.
Attentats du 11 septembre 2001, États-Unis.
Guerre contre le terrorisme, 2001-2009 > Langage.
Discours politique > États-Unis.
HISTORY.
Language and languages
Rhetoric > Political aspects
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1 From Terror to War: The War on Terrorism
  • chapter Appendix
  • chapter 2 Becoming President
  • chapter Appendix
  • chapter 3 From News to Entertainment
  • Eyewitness Accounts
  • chapter Appendix
  • chapter 4 New York Becomes America(n)
  • chapter 5 Selling America
  • chapter 6 "The New McCarthyism"
  • chapter 7 Schooling America
  • Lessons on Islam and Geography.

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