Covering Islam: How the Media and the Experts Determine How We See the Rest of the World
From the Iranian hostage crisis through the Gulf War and the bombing of the World Trade Center, the American news media have portrayed "Islam" as a monolithic entity, synonymous with terrorism and religious hysteria. In this classic work, now updated, the author of Culture and Imperialism reveals...
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From the Iranian hostage crisis through the Gulf War and the bombing of the World Trade Center, the American news media have portrayed "Islam" as a monolithic entity, synonymous with terrorism and religious hysteria. In this classic work, now updated, the author of Culture and Imperialism reveals the hidden agendas and distortions of fact that underlie even the most "objective" coverage of the Islamic world.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780679758907 (0679758909)
ASIN: 679758909
Publish date: March 11th 1997
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 186
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Writing,
History,
Reference,
Journalism,
Culture,
Religion,
Politics,
Sociology,
Social Science,
Research,
Islam
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