Selling fear : counterterrorism, the media, and public opinion / Brigitte L. Nacos, Yaeli Bloch-Elkon, and Robert Y. Shapiro.
| Author/creator | Nacos, Brigitte Lebens |
| Other author | Bloch-Elkon, Yaeli. |
| Other author | Shapiro, Robert Y., 1953- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2011. |
| Description | xv, 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Series | Chicago studies in American politics Chicago studies in American politics. ^A786748 |
| Contents | The news as commodity, public good, and political manipulator -- Selling fear : the not so hidden persuaders -- Civil liberties versus national security -- Selling the Iraq war -- Preventing attacks against the homeland -- Preparing for the next attack -- Mass-mediated politics of counterterrorism -- Postscript. President Obama : underselling fear? |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2010042779 |
| ISBN | 9780226567181 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0226567184 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780226567198 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0226567192 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Standard identifier# | 3615360 |