Media, State and Nation: Political Violence and Collective Identities

by Philip Schlesinger

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803985045
• ISBN13: 9780803985049
• Release Date: May 1991
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"