Nationalist myths and modern media
Subtitle: contested identities in the age of globalization
By: edited by Jan Herman Brinks, Stella Rock and Edward Timms.
Contributors: Brinks, Jan Herman.; Timms, Edward.; Rock, Stella.
Series: International library of political studies -- 10.
Publisher: Tauris Academic Studies; Distributed by Palgrave Macmillan; I.B. Tauris
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
Subjects: Nationalism; World politics -- 1989- -- Press coverage; Mass media -- Political aspects
Description: "A fascinating look at the role of the media in fostering nationalism, with a comparative approach that shows the interactions between American, Russian and German nationalism. Extreme nationalism is a subject of enormous contemporary significance today. Does patriotic pride inevitably develop into nationalistic aggression? Is this exacerbated by the global outreach of the media? And what is the relationship between mainstream politics and increasingly vocal far-right groups in Britain, the US, Germany and Russia? This book addresses these questions from a variety of angles, exploring topics ranging from the War on Terror to Holocaust denial, from the 'sanctity' of Rasputin to the 'martyrdom' of Rudolf Hess."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.