1st Edition

Politics, Propaganda and the Press International Reactions to the Falklands/Malvinas Conflict

By Louise A. Clare Copyright 2023
272 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

272 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

272 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book examines British and Argentine media output in the prelude to and during the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas Conflict and acknowledges the aftermath and legacies of the media response. Yards of ink have been spilt, reinforcing the view that the Argentine Junta’s action on 2nd April 1982 was a ‘diversion’ from domestic tensions. This view, coupled with the paucity of any thorough, in-depth... Read more

1. Introduction 2. Dead End of Sovereignty Negotiations: Anglo-Argentine cultural misinterpretations and miscalculations in the prelude to 1982 3. Achieving Success versus Failing to Impress: Argentina and Britain vying for US Support, 2nd April-30th April 1982 4. The Mask Begins to Slip: Argentine and British Governments Mismanaging Propaganda, Press Relations and Domestic, US and International Opinion on the Cusp of the New Media Communication Age, ‘Black Buck Raids’ and ARA General Belgrano 5. Newspeak No More: Argentine and British Government Attempts at Countering Media and Political Dissent and Courting Media and Political Consent, HMS Sheffield and the Pebble/Borbón Island Raid 6. Outmanœuvring Myth, Misinformation and Manipulation: Argentine, British and US Media Reporting on the Threshold of the New Media Age, 20th May-18th June 1982

Biography

Louise A. Clare is based at The University of Manchester in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures where she completed her History Ph.D. and teaches History, American Studies and Artsmethods, receiving the University’s Eileen Raby Outstanding Teaching Award and Advance HE’s Senior Fellowship.