Images of Terror
Subtitle: What We Can and Can't Know about Terrorism
By: R.L. Bruckberger
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781351310246
Subjects: Terrorists; Psychology; Political violence; Terrorism and mass media; Terrorism; Government policy; Communication; Social aspects; POLITICAL SCIENCE; Political Freedom & Security
Description: "The book acts as a guide to the images of terrorism that we see daily in the mass media. The author believes that our perceptions of terrorism are formed by the interaction of bureaucratic agencies, academics and private experts. These images and stereotypes that we are offered do not necessarily reflect objective reality."--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1 Knowing About Terrorism  -- Philip Jenkins; title: chapter 2 Another Man's Freedom Fighter?  -- Philip Jenkins; title: chapter 3 The American Politics of Terrorism  -- Philip Jenkins; title: chapter 4 Motives  -- Philip Jenkins; title: chapter 5 False Flags  -- Philip Jenkins; title: chapter 6 Investigation and Intelligence  -- Philip Jenkins; title: chapter 7 Explaining Failure  -- Philip Jenkins; title: chapter 8 Terrorism and the Mass Media  -- Philip Jenkins; title: chapter 9 Iraq and State Terrorism  -- Philip Jenkins; title: chapter 10 A Critical Consumer's Guide to Understanding Terrorism -- Philip Jenkins.