Brute Reality

Structures of Representation in 'The War on Terror'

Stuart Price

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This book is an analysis of those formal attempts, made by prominent social actors, to present a rationale for the existence and exercise of coercive power. The author shows that the 'war on terror' and its associated campaigns are an aggressive attempt to assert the contradictory interests of a trans-national elite. The period chosen to illustrate the key characteristics of this enterprise extends from the state of 'war' created after the September 11th attacks to the strategic adjustments begun during the nadir of the Iraq adventure. The shift in policy of the Obama administration is also analyzed. The book contains a wealth of transcripts and media sources, from Business Week's coverage of the Afghanistan campaign to the rhetorical pronouncements of leading politicians. Brute Reality provides students of media studies with a critical insight into a number of influential structures that have helped to shape contemporary attitudes to warfare.

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Stuart Price is Principal Lecturer in Media, Film and Journalism, at De Montfort University, UK. He is the author of Discourse Power Address (2007) and a number of other books on media and communication. His current research project is based on an analysis of authority and public disorder.

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Structures of Representation in 'The War on Terror'
Stuart Price

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Pluto Press
March 2010
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ISBN: 9780745320793
ISBN10: 0745320791
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, 272 pages, 30 Illustrations
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