Terrorism and the politics of fear
By: David L. Altheide.
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Subjects: Mass media -- Social aspects -- United States.; Mass media and public opinion -- United States.; Terrorism in mass media -- United States.; Fear -- United States.; Propaganda -- United States.; Social control -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Social reality of fear; title: The mass media as a social institution; title: Crime and terrorism; title: Consuming terrorism; title: Terrorism and the politics of fear; title: The control narrative of the Internet; title: The propaganda project and the Iraq War; title: Constructing Pat Tillman; title: Conclusion: Beyond the politics of fear.