How to look good in a war : justifying and challenging state violence /

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Examines the methods used to depict, defend, and justify the use of state violence, analyzing how pro-war narratives are constructed and normalized through studying government spin during recent wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rappert, Brian (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Pluto Press, 2012.
Temas:
War > Press coverage.
War > Moral and ethical aspects.
Communication & Mass Media.
Journalism & Communications.
Journalism.
Guerre > Couverture de presse.
Guerre > Aspect moral.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Human Rights.
Media Studies.
War > Moral and ethical aspects
War > Press coverage
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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