In this incisive text on media and collective identity, Philip Schlesinger develops our understanding of the contemporary struggles over political discourse. Three key themes are presented. Firstly the concepts of `violence' and `terrorism' are shown to be fundamentally rooted in the competing communicative strategies of the state and of its opponents. The second part considers the external enemies of both nation-state and ideological bloc, and the final part addresses the involvement of media and state with collective identities, including those which transcend the boundaries of the state. By combining analyses of particular political issues and case studies of media-state relations, the book demonstrates the complexity of political communication and its part in the way in which states construct their enemies, both internal and external.
- ISBN10 0803985037
- ISBN13 9780803985032
- Publish Date 26 March 1991
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 February 2010
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint SAGE Publications Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 240
- Language English