War of Words: Language, Politics and 9/11

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Psychology Press, 2004 - Всего страниц: 197

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.

 

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Gladstone and Disraeli before 1868
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Compare the contributions made to British politics between 1832 and 1868 by Gladstone and Disraeli
5
How and why have interpretations differed about the achievements of Gladstone and Disraeli before 1868?
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1 Disraeli and the Conservative party before 1866
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2 Interpretations of the influence of peel on Gladstone
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The ideas of Gladstone and Disraeli
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Compare and contrasts the main ideas of Gladstone and Disraeli
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How have historians assessed the ideas and attitudes of Gladstone and Disraeli? Why have their explanations differed?
32
How have historians interpreted the involvement of Gladstone and Disraeli in the Eastern Question between 1870 and 1885?
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1 The Bulgarian Horrors
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2 Interpretations of Disraeli and the Treaty of Berlin 1878
101
Imperialism and Empire
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Compare the records of Gladstone and Disraeli on imperial issues
106
Consider the range of historical viewpoints on the reasons behind the imperial policies of Gladstone and Disraeli
111
1 Problems in the Empire
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2 Interpretation of motives for Empire
121

1 Disraelian Conservatism and Tory Democracy
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2 Interpretations of the role of religion in Gladstones ideas
43
Social economic and institutional reforms
46
Compare the contributions of Gladstone and Disraeli to the development of the British economy
49
How have historians viewed the economic social and institutional reforms of Gladstone and Disraeli?
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1 Disraelis social reforms
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2 Interpretations of the reforms of Gladstones first ministry 186874 and the Disraelis second ministry 187480
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Constitutional reform
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Compare the attitudes and policies of Gladstone and Disraeli on the reform of Parliament
70
Examine the views of historians on Gladstone Disraeli and the Reform Acts of 1867 and 1884
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1 Gladstone and Parliamentary reform
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2 Interpretations of Disraeli and the 1867 Reform Act
81
Foreign policy
85
Compare the aims of Gladstone and Disraeli in their foreign policies between 1868 and 1885
88
Ireland
124
Did Disraeli give the Conservative party a policy on Ireland?
128
How have historians interpreted the reasons for and effects of Gladstones pursuit of the policy of Home Rule for Ireland?
131
1 Irish Home Rule and its implications for Empire
139
2 Interpretations of Gladstone and Ireland
141
Gladstone Disraeli and their political parties
145
Compare the contributions made to their political parties by Gladstone and Disraeli
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How have historians interpreted the contributions of Gladstone and Disraeli to their parties?
153
1 The electoral performance of the Liberals and Conservatives 186595
165
2 Gladstone Disraeli and mass appeal
168
Notes
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Select bibliography
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Index
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Sandra Silberstein is a leading name in applied linguistics, and Professor of English at the University of Washington, Seattle. She is widely published, and has written articles on a number of politically sensitive topics, including the OJ Simpson trial, the Gulf War, AIDS and the Inauguration of George Bush.

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