Turning back the clock : hot wars and media populism
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Orlando : Harcourt, [2007].
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First edition.
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369 pages ; 24 cm
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Published
Orlando : Harcourt, [2007].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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General Note
A collection of previously published articles.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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The time: 2000 to 2005, the years of neoconservatism, terrorism, the twenty-four-hour news cycle, the ascension of Bush, Blair, and Berlusconi, and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Umberto Ecos response is a provocative, passionate, and witty series of essayswhich originally appeared in the Italian newspapers La Repubblica and LEspressothat leaves no slogan unexamined, no innovation unexposed. What led us into this age of hot wars and media populism, and how was it sold to us as progress? Eco discusses such topics as racism, mythology, the European Union, rhetoric, the Middle East, technology, September 11, medieval Latin, television ads, globalization, Harry Potter, anti-Semitism, logic, the Tower of Babel, intelligent design, Italian street demonstrations, fundamentalism, The Da Vinci Code, and magic and magical thinking.The famous author and respected scholar shows his practical, engaged side: an intellectual involved in events both local and global, a man concerned about taste, politics, education, ethics, and where our troubled world is headed.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Eco, U., & McEwen, A. (2007). Turning back the clock: hot wars and media populism (First edition.). Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Eco, Umberto and Alastair, McEwen. 2007. Turning Back the Clock: Hot Wars and Media Populism. Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Eco, Umberto and Alastair, McEwen. Turning Back the Clock: Hot Wars and Media Populism Harcourt, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Eco, Umberto., and Alastair McEwen. Turning Back the Clock: Hot Wars and Media Populism First edition., Harcourt, 2007.
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