The War on Terror Narrative: Discourse and Intertextuality in the Construction and Contestation of Sociopolitical Reality
(Part of the Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics Series)
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The War on Terror Narrative analyzes three types of data--presidential speeches, U.S. media discourse, and focus group interviews--to provide a longitudinal and holistic study of the formation, circulation, and contestation of the Bush administration's narrative about the "war on terror." The narrative sustains, in Foucault's terms, a "regime of truth" by placing boundaries around what can meaningfully be said and understood about the subject. Adam...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0199759588
ISBN13:9780199759583
Release Date:April 2011
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:192 Pages
Weight:0.64 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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