1st Edition
Rhetoric, Media, and the Narratives of US Foreign Policy Making Enemies
By Adam Lusk
Copyright 2022
218 Pages
23 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
218 Pages
23 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
218 Pages
23 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Rhetoric, Media, and the Narratives of US Foreign Policy: Making Enemies studies the process of communicating threats to the US public and explores when and why the American public believes another country or regime is a threat.
Through a comparative and historical study, the author focuses on how the media environment enables and constrains rhetorical strategies deployed to construct,... Read more
Chapter One. Threats as Social Facts
Chapter Two. Towards a Theory of Threat Legitimation
Chapter Three. “Sister” Chile and “Saving” Cuba: Newspaper and Logos
Chapter Four. Democracy and Dictatorship: Threats of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during the Radio Age
Chapter Five. Freedom Fighters and the Drug Lord: Threats of Nicaragua and Noriega during Television Media Ecology
Chapter Six. Conclusion
Chapter Two. Towards a Theory of Threat Legitimation
Chapter Three. “Sister” Chile and “Saving” Cuba: Newspaper and Logos
Chapter Four. Democracy and Dictatorship: Threats of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during the Radio Age
Chapter Five. Freedom Fighters and the Drug Lord: Threats of Nicaragua and Noriega during Television Media Ecology
Chapter Six. Conclusion
Biography
Adam Lusk is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Rosemont College, USA. He teaches courses in International Relations and Comparative Politics, as well as First Year Connections Seminar. His research interests include international security, threat perception, global environmental politics, and norms and ethics in International Relations.
