The Tabloid Terrorist. The Predicative Construction of New Terrorism in the Media.
Alexander Spencer
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Description for The Tabloid Terrorist. The Predicative Construction of New Terrorism in the Media.
Hardback. This book introduces a constructivist approach to the study of terrorism and shows how language in the media affects our perceptions of 'terrorists' and how particular constructions of 'terrorist' automatically make certain counter-terrorism policies possible, logical and seemingly appropriate. Num Pages: 211 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
This book introduces a constructivist approach to the study of terrorism and shows how language in the media affects our perceptions of 'terrorists' and how particular constructions of 'terrorist' automatically make certain counter-terrorism policies possible, logical and seemingly appropriate.
This book introduces a constructivist approach to the study of terrorism and shows how language in the media affects our perceptions of 'terrorists' and how particular constructions of 'terrorist' automatically make certain counter-terrorism policies possible, logical and seemingly appropriate.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230575585
SKU
V9780230575585
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99-15
About Alexander Spencer
ALEXANDER SPENCER is Assistant Professor at the Geschwister-Scholl-Institute for Political Science, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany.
Reviews for The Tabloid Terrorist. The Predicative Construction of New Terrorism in the Media.
'Alexander Spencer successfully establishes constructivist terrorism research as nothing less than an alternative to traditional and critical terrorism studies.' - Professor Christopher Daase, Chair for International Organisations, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany 'This commendable book provides useful insights into how terrorism is developing in the popular imagination' - Michael Higgins in West European Politics 'The ... Read more