War of words : Language, politics and 9/11
At first there were no words to describe September 11, only a national hush that expressed the sudden absence of so many lives. Then the floodgates opened: eyewitness accounts, expert analyses, bitter denunciations, tributes to the fallen heroes, patriotic exhortations, eulogies, spin. Tracing the s...
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| Language: | English |
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New York:
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2002.
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| Summary: | At first there were no words to describe September 11, only a national hush that expressed the sudden absence of so many lives. Then the floodgates opened: eyewitness accounts, expert analyses, bitter denunciations, tributes to the fallen heroes, patriotic exhortations, eulogies, spin. Tracing the subtle linguistic battles fought since then, War of Words explores how 9/11 was remanufactured on screen and in print - and the American national identity was remade in the process.--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 172 p: ill; 24cm. |
| ISBN: | 0415290473 (hbk.) |