01888cam a22003254a 4500 27863 20230410130722.0 030305s2003 caua b 001 0 eng 13111595 acquire 2 shelf copies policy default lcc bk 2003004914 0761927654 (hbk.) 0761927662 (pbk.) DLC DLC DLC pcc PN 4784 T925c 2003 070.4/49303625 Tuman, Joseph S. Communicating terror : the rhetorical dimensions of terrorism / Joseph S. Tuman. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, c2003. xvii, 157 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. The struggle to define terrorism. Defining terrorism. Attempts to synthesize a consensus definition -- Terrorism as a communication process with rhetorical dimensions. Terrorism as communication process. Terrorism as rhetoric -- Labeling and defining terrorism as rhetoric. Definitions and labels. Reconsidering the definition of terrorism -- Symbols, symbolism, and terrorism. Symbols, symbolism, and violence/destruction. Symbolism in the implements and tools of terrorism. Symbolism in the target of terrorism -- Public oratory about terrorism. A method of rhetoric for public oratory. Case studies -- Mass-mediated images and construction of terrorism. Understanding mass media. Terrorism from above and mass media. Terrorism from below and mass media. Terrorism and paid media. Terrorism Press coverage. Terrorism. Terrorism and mass media. Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0658/2003004914-d.html Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0658/2003004914-t.html 79162 79162 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2023-04-10 1 0 PN 4784 T925c 2003 00000030535 2018-10-25 00:00:00 1 2018-10-25 bk