Islam, Security and Television News
C. Flood
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Description for Islam, Security and Television News
Hardback. Focusing on British, French and Russian television news coverage of Islam as a security threat, this book provides the first comparative account of how television broadcasting in different geo- and socio-political environments integrates discourses on Islam into nationally oriented, representational systems. Num Pages: 312 pages, 18 figures, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: APT; GTC; JFDT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
Focusing on British, French and Russian television news coverage of Islam as a security threat, this book provides the first comparative account of how television broadcasting in different geo- and socio-political environments integrates discourses on Islam into nationally oriented, representational systems.
Focusing on British, French and Russian television news coverage of Islam as a security threat, this book provides the first comparative account of how television broadcasting in different geo- and socio-political environments integrates discourses on Islam into nationally oriented, representational systems.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
491g
Number of Pages
302
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230241459
SKU
V9780230241459
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
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99-15
About C. Flood
CHRISTOPHER G. FLOOD is professor of European Studies and Academic Director of the Centre for Research on Nationalism, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism (CRONEM) in the Department of Politics at the University of Surrey, UK. He has published extensively on political ideology and mythology, aspects of nationalism, and the role of intellectuals as (re)producers of political ideas in Britain and France. ... Read more
Reviews for Islam, Security and Television News
'This invaluable volume is a path-breaking advance in comparing how national media systems participate in European security/freedom debates.' - Nancy Condee, University of Pittsburgh, USA 'This is a first class study of Islam-related news on national television in three major European states in the early years of the twenty-first century. The authors skilfully mix political and cultural ... Read more