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Rappert, Brian

 
9780745331805: How to Look Good in a War: Justifying and Challenging State Violence
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0745331807 ISBN 13 : 9780745331805
Editeur : Pluto Press, 2012

Synopsis

How to Look Good in A War examines the methods used to depict, defend and justify the use of state violence. Many books have shown how 'truth is the first casualty of war' but this is the first to analyse exactly how pro-war narratives are constructed and normalised.

Brian Rappert details the 'upside-down' world of war in which revelation conceals, knowledge fosters uncertainty, and transparency obscures. He looks at government spin during recent wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya where officials manoeuvre between circulating and withholding information.

Examining how organised violence is justified, How to Look Good in A War draws on experiences from recent controversy to consider how ignorance about the operation of war is produced and how concerned individuals and groups can intervene to make a difference.

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À propos de l'auteur

Brian Rappert is Professor of Science, Technology and Public Affairs in the Department of Sociology and Philosophy at the University of Exeter.

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Éditeur
Pluto Press
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0745331807
ISBN 13 
9780745331805
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
176
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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