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The Bosnian war of 1992-1995 was one of the most brutal conflicts to have erupted since the end of the Second World War. But although the war occurred in 'Europe's backyard' and received significant media coverage in the West, relatively little scholarly attention has been devoted to cultural representations of the conflict. Stephen Harper analyses how the war has been depicted in global cinema and television over the past quarter of a century. Focusing on the representation of some of the war's major themes, including humanitarian intervention, the roles of NATO and the UN, genocide, rape and ethnic cleansing, Harper explores the role of popular media culture in reflecting, reinforcing -- and sometimes contesting -- nationalist ideologies.

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Very well written, engaged and easily readable, this books offers and excellent combination of textual and visual analysis of the Bosnian war movies with general cultural and film theory on the one hand, and on the other hand shows links between media and cinematic production with dominant discourses in international relations and foreign affairs of major geopolitical powers. Relating media representations and geo-politics has been more prominent in scholarship since the 9/11, but applying it - so thoroughly and knowledgeably - to the cinematic production about Bosnian war is a welcome novelty. Dubravka Zarkov, Associate Professor, International Institute of Social Studies/EUR, The Netherlands

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Stephen Harper is Senior Lecturer in Media Studies at the University of Portsmouth, UK. His previous books include Madness, Power and the Media (2009) and Beyond the Left: The Communist Critique of the Media (2012).

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