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War of Words

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War of Words

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War of Words book

Language, Politics and 9/11

War of Words

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War of Words book

Language, Politics and 9/11
BySandra Silberstein
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2002
eBook Published 22 July 2004
Pub. Location London
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203341421
Pages 216
eBook ISBN 9780203341421
Subjects Language & Literature
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Silberstein, S. (2002). War of Words: Language, Politics and 9/11 (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203341421

ABSTRACT

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 for America's hearts, minds, wallets and votes, Silberstein traces the key cultural conflicts that surfaced after the attacks and beyond:

  • the attacks on critical intellectuals for their perceived 'blame America first' attitude
  • the symbiotic relationship between terrorists and the media
  • (mis)representations of Al Qaeda and the Taliban used to justify military action
  • the commercialisation of September 11th
  • news as 'entertainment' when covering tragic events.

Now featuring a new chapter on the Second Anniversary and Beyond, including: the war in Iraq, the backlash against former 'heroes' and accusations of presidential mendacity.
A perceptive and disturbing account, War of Words reveals the role of the media in manufacturing events and illuminates the shifting sands of American collective identity in the post September 11th world.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|17 pages

From Terror to War: The War on Terrorism

chapter |21 pages

Appendix

chapter 2|17 pages

Becoming President

chapter |5 pages

Appendix

chapter 3|26 pages

From News to Entertainment

Eyewitness Accounts

chapter |4 pages

Appendix

chapter 4|16 pages

New York Becomes America(n)

chapter 5|20 pages

Selling America

chapter 6|22 pages

“The New McCarthyism”

chapter 7|12 pages

Schooling America

Lessons on Islam and Geography
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