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Overview"In the last decade, terrorism has reached the shores of the USA, culminating in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center in the heart of New York City's financial district. This study argues that terrorists exploit the link between the media and foreign policies - particularly the cause-and-effect relationship between public opinion polls and presidential decision-making - in order to publicize demands and threats, reported by the news media as spectacles, that sometimes move Americans to sympathize with and support the victims and their families at the expense of the national interest. The Iranian hostage crisis, the hijacking of the ""Achille Lauro"" and TWA Flight 847, and the bombings at Rome's airport and on Pan Am Flight 103 are examined with a critical eye on the practices of such media giants as ""CBS Evening News"" and ""The New York Times"". The study concludes with an assessment of the first major act of terrorism on American soil, the bombing of the World Trade Center, and considers the similarities and differences between terrorism inside and outside a targeted country." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Brigitte L. NacosPublisher: Columbia University Press Imprint: Columbia University Press Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.430kg ISBN: 9780231100144ISBN 10: 0231100140 Pages: 214 Publication Date: 15 January 1994 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of Contents1. Introduction: The Calculus of Violence 2. Terrorism, the Media, and Foreign Policy 3. Terrorists and Their Goals 4. The Polls and the Theater of Terror 5. Terrorist Spectaculars and Presidential Rallies 6. Decision Makers and Their Hard Choices 7. Conclusion: Must Terrorists Succeed?ReviewsHer book is a proverbial breath of fresh air blown into the stuffy catacombs where U.S. policy on this subject is made. -- The Friday Review of Defense Literature """Her book is a proverbial breath of fresh air blown into the stuffy catacombs where U.S. policy on this subject is made."" -- The Friday Review of Defense Literature" Author InformationBrigitte L. Nacos, a longtime correspondent for newspapers in Germany, teaches American government and politics at Columbia University. Dr. Nacos is the author of The Press, Presidents, and Crises published by Columbia University Press. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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