ISBN:
0203008170
,
9780203008171
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (vii, 234 pages)
Series Statement:
Contemporary security studies
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Willcox, David R Propaganda, the press and conflict
DDC:
303.375094109045
Keywords:
Propaganda, British History
;
20th century
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Persian Gulf War, 1991 Press coverage
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Great Britain
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Persian Gulf War, 1991 Propaganda
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Press and propaganda Great Britain
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Persian Gulf War, 1991 Propaganda
;
Press and propaganda
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Propaganda, British History 20th century
;
Persian Gulf War, 1991 Press coverage
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Kuwaitkriget 1990-1991 ; propaganda
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Propaganda ; historia ; Storbritannien ; 1900-talet
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Kosovokonflikten 1990- ; och massmedia ; Storbritannien
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; General
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Propaganda, British
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Kuwaitkriget 1990-1991 ; och massmedia ; Storbritannien
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Press and propaganda
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Press coverage
;
Propaganda
;
History
;
Kosovo (Republic) History
;
Press coverage
;
Civil War, 1998-1999
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Great Britain
;
Kosovo (Republic) History
;
Propaganda
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Civil War, 1998-1999
;
Great Britain
;
Kosovo (Republic)
;
Kosovo (Republic) History Civil War, 1998-1999
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Propaganda
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Kosovo (Republic) History Civil War, 1998-1999
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Press coverage
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Great Britain
;
Kosovo (Republic)
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Electronic books
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Electronic books History
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Electronic books
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Hochschulschrift
Abstract:
1. The theory of propaganda -- 2. Newspapers, the reporter and the wider context -- 3. War and the Green book -- 4. Uncensored news, critical debate? -- 5. The five themes of conflict propaganda -- 6. Presenting alternative opinions.
Abstract:
An incisive analysis of the use of the press for propaganda purposes during conflicts, using the first Gulf War and the intervention in Kosovo as case studies. As the contemporary analysis of propaganda during conflict has tended to focus considerably upon visual and instant media coverage, this book redresses the imbalance and contributes to the growing discourse on the role of the press in modern warfare.Through an innovative comparative analysis of press treatment of the two conflicts it reveals the existence of five consistent propaganda themes: portrayal of the leader fig
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-225) and index. - Print version record
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