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Reflections in a Bloodshot Lens: America, Islam and the War of Ideas
Lawrence Pintak
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Description for Reflections in a Bloodshot Lens: America, Islam and the War of Ideas
Paperback. Former CBS corresondent explores the abyss of misunderstanding and mis-reporting in both the US and Arab media. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QFM; JFD; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
There exists today a tragic rift between Americans and the world’s Muslims. Yet in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, there was widespread sympathy for the US throughout the Muslim world.
This book explores what happened. It examines the disconnect that leads Americans and Muslims to view the same words and images in fundamentally different ways. Partly a result of a centuries-old 'us' against 'them' dichotomy, the problem is exacerbated by an increasingly polarised media and by leaders on both sides who either don't understand or don't care what impact their words and policies have in the ... Read more
There exists today a tragic rift between Americans and the world’s Muslims. Yet in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, there was widespread sympathy for the US throughout the Muslim world.
This book explores what happened. It examines the disconnect that leads Americans and Muslims to view the same words and images in fundamentally different ways. Partly a result of a centuries-old 'us' against 'them' dichotomy, the problem is exacerbated by an increasingly polarised media and by leaders on both sides who either don't understand or don't care what impact their words and policies have in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745324197
SKU
V9780745324197
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About Lawrence Pintak
Lawrence Pintak is a veteran foreign correspondent who has reported from more than 40 countries. As CBS News Middle East correspondent in the 1980s, he covered the birth of modern Islamic terrorism in Beirut. He is the author Reflections in a Bloodshot Lens: America, Islam and the War of Ideas (Pluto, 2006) and Seeds of Hate: How America's Flawed Middle ... Read more
Reviews for Reflections in a Bloodshot Lens: America, Islam and the War of Ideas
'This fine book should stimulate some much-needed thinking about the dangers the US public and policy makers face because of their simplistic world view'
Philip Seib, Lucius W. Nieman Professor of Journalism, Marquette University; author of Beyond the Front Lines: How the News Media Cover a World Shaped by War. 'A compelling and long-needed work'
Charles A. Krohn, ... Read more
Philip Seib, Lucius W. Nieman Professor of Journalism, Marquette University; author of Beyond the Front Lines: How the News Media Cover a World Shaped by War. 'A compelling and long-needed work'
Charles A. Krohn, ... Read more