War, culture, and the media
Subtitle: representations ofthe military in twentieth-century Britain
By: edited by Ian Stewart and Susan L. Carruthers..
Contributors: Stewart, Ian.; Carruthers, Susan L
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Madison (N.J.)
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
Subjects: Mass media and war -- Great Britain.; War in mass media -- Great Britain.
Description: "What is the role of British media in our perception of warfare? Are the impressions which we glean from war films, television news reports and newspaper stories reliable? What are the issues - practical political -involved in bringing reports of armed conflict to our television screens? Are British military institutions fairly represented, and how are enemy force portrayed? How are ideas of nationalism and patriotism incorporated into the presentation of war?" "These are some of the questions addressed in this new collection of essays. The book is intended to provide students and general readers with a concise introduction to the main arguments and issues surrounding war and the moving image media in 20th century Britain, as well as contributing new perspectives to this increasingly important are of debate."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Contents, The influence of the media on recent British military operations / Stephen Badsey; title: British propaganda and the First World War / Andrew Steed; title: "Civilians entrenched" , the British home front and the attitudes to the First World War, 1914-18 /Lloyd Clark; title: "Oh! What a futile war" , representations of the Western Front in modern British media and popular culture / G.D. Sheffield; title: Presenting arms , portrayals of war and the military inBritish cinema / Ian Stewart; title: Cultural myths and realities , the British Army, war, and Empire as portrayed on film, 1900-90 / Edmund J. Yorke; title: Reporting terrorism , the British state and the media, 1919-94 / Susan L. Carruthers; title: Media misperceptions of Saddam Hussein's army / Sean McKnight; title: From Morsetomodem , developments in transmission technologies and their impact upon the military-media relationship / John Allen; title: The meanings of war-toys and war-games / Jonathan Bignell.; title: Postmodernism and military history / Nigel De Lee.