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Discourse, war and terrorism /

Discourse since September 11, 2001 has constrained and shaped public discussion and debate surrounding terrorism worldwide. Social actors in the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and elsewhere employ the language of the "war on terror" to explain, react to, justify and understand a b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hodges, Adam, Nilep, Chad
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins, ©2007.
Colección:Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture ; v. 24.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Discourse since September 11, 2001 has constrained and shaped public discussion and debate surrounding terrorism worldwide. Social actors in the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and elsewhere employ the language of the "war on terror" to explain, react to, justify and understand a broad range of political, economic and social phenomena. Discourse, War and Terrorism explores the discursive production of identities, the shaping of ideologies, and the formation of collective understandings in response to 9/11 in the United States and around the world. At issue are how enemies are defined a.
Notas:"The book series complements the Journal of Language and Politics, edited by Ruth Wodak and Paul Chilton"--Page ii
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vi, 248 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027292681
902729268X
9789027227140
9027227144
ISSN:1569-9463 ;