David L. Altheide

Terrorism and the Politics of Fear

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This text explains how the social construction of fear is used to steer public and foreign policy, arguing that security policies to protect the citizenry have become control systems that curtail privacy and civil liberties. It has been updated with analysis of recent events, ranging from Israeli-Hamas wars to the growing impact of social media.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Second Edition
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. August 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 456g
• ISBN-13: 9781442274518
• ISBN-10: 1442274514
• Artikelnr.: 47877014

Autorenporträt

David Altheide is Regents' Professor Emeritus on the faculty of Justice and Social Inquiry in the School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. The Social Reality of Fear 3. The Mass Media as a Social
Institution 4. Crime and Terrorism 5. Consuming Terrorism 6. Terrorism and
the Politics of Fear 7. Mediated Interaction and the Control Narrative of
the Internet 8. Propaganda of Fear, The Iraq War, and The Islamic State 9.
Constructing Heroes: Pat Tillman and Chris Kyle 10. Conclusion: Beyond the
Politics of Fear