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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...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins,
©2007.
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| Series: | Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture ;
v. 24. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | "The book series complements the Journal of Language and Politics, edited by Ruth Wodak and Paul Chilton"--Page ii |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 248 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789027292681 902729268X 9789027227140 9027227144 |
| ISSN: | 1569-9463 ; |