The discourse of propaganda : case studies from the Persian Gulf War and the War on Terror / John Oddo.
"In The Discourse of Propaganda, John Oddo examines discourses supporting the Gulf War, the Iraq War, and the War on Terror to show how successful wartime propaganda functions as discursive process, one that relies on recontextualization, ideally on a massive scale, to keep it alive and effecti...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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University Park, Pennsylvania :
The Pennsylvania State University Press,
[2018]
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| Summary: | "In The Discourse of Propaganda, John Oddo examines discourses supporting the Gulf War, the Iraq War, and the War on Terror to show how successful wartime propaganda functions as discursive process, one that relies on recontextualization, ideally on a massive scale, to keep it alive and effective. By revealing the agents, (inter)texts, and cultural practices involved in propaganda campaigns, Oddo challenges his readers to consider the complicated processes that allow propaganda to flourish."--Back cover. |
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| Physical Description: | vi, 289 pages ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0271081171 9780271081175 0271081163 9780271081168 |