| Covering Islam: How the Media and the Experts Determine How We See the Rest of the World Contributor(s): Said, Edward W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679758909 ISBN-13: 9780679758907 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 1997 Annotation: In this landmark work, for which he has written a new Introduction, one of our foremost public thinkers examines to origins and repercussions of the media's monolithic images of Islam. Combining political commentary with literary criticism, Edward Said reveals the hidden assumptions and distortions of fact that underlie even the most "objective" coverage of the Islamic world. In so doing, Covering Islam continues Said's lifelong investigation of the ways in which language not only describes but also defines political reality. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | World - General - History | Middle East - General - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 909.097 |
| LCCN: 97164718 |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 5.16" W x 7.94" (0.48 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this classic work, now updated, the author of Culture and Imperialism reveals the hidden agendas and distortions of fact that underlie even the most objective coverage of the Islamic world. From the Iranian hostage crisis through the Gulf War and the bombing of the World Trade Center, the American news media have portrayed Islam as a monolithic entity, synonymous with terrorism and religious hysteria. At the same time, Islamic countries use Islam to justify unrepresentative and often repressive regimes. Combining political commentary with literary criticism, Covering Islam continues Edward Said's lifelong investigation of the ways in which language not only describes but also defines political reality. |