num_pages: 192
description: From the Iranian hostage crisis through the Gulf War and the bombing of the World Trade Center, the American news media have portrayed "Islam" as a monolithic entity, synonymous with terrorism and religious hysteria. In this classic work, now updated, the author of Culture and Imperialism reveals the hidden agendas and distortions of fact that underlie even the most "objective" coverage of the Islamic world.
language: English
title: Covering Islam: How the Media & the Experts Determine How We See the Rest of the World
titlecomplete: Covering Islam: How the Media & the Experts Determine How We See the Rest of the World
genres: Anthropology, Religion, Politics, Academic, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Islam, Sociology, Journalism, History
ratings_count: 1784
publisher: Pantheon Books