War, Media, and Propaganda ─ A Global Perspective

These 24 essays examine the role of the media in promoting war and peace, showing that those who own the media own the war. Editors Kamalipour (communications and creative arts, Purdue U.), Snow (communications, California State U., Fullerton) and their contributors examine various topics in the relationship between aggression and the media, including access to information, management of media by political powers, the manipulation of public memory, the role of personal perspectives in those in power, case studies of specific publications and media organizations, the image of the enemy, America and Iraq as seen from overseas, and post-9/11 diplomacy as presented in the media. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Yahya R. Kamalipour is professor in the Department of Communication and Creative Arts, Purdue University Calumet. For more information about Dr. Kamaplipour, please visit http://www.kamalipour.com/
Nancy Snow, a former USIA and State Department official, is assistant professor in the College of Communications at California State University, Fullerton, and adjunct professor in the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California. She also serves as senior research fellow in the USC Center on Public Diplomacy. For more information about Dr. Snow, please visit http://www.nancysnow.com.