Media, war, and postmodernity /

Hammond, Phil,

Media, war, and postmodernity / Philip Hammond. - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge,2007. 2007. - 175 p. 24 cm.

Distributer: Al-Ahram

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Postmodernism and 9/11 -- Postmodern war in a world without meaning -- The humanitarian spectacle -- The media war on terrorism -- Culture wars and the post-Vietnam condition -- Security and vulnerability in the "risk society" -- Postmodern empire and the "death of the subject" -- Conclusion: Beyond postmodernity.

Catalogued by: Sara

9780415374934 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780415374941 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780203934173 (ebook)

2007014296


Mass media and war.
War in mass media.
War and society.
Postmodernism--Social aspects.
History, Modern--1945-1989.
History, Modern--1989-

303.66 / HAM