Orienting terrorism: representations of terrorism in 'the West'

Since the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, a vast discourse on contemporary terrorism has emerged within 'Western' media. This thesis analyzes the discourse of contemporary terrorism, and highlights how the postcolonialist critique of Orientalism pioneered by Edward Said is still...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mulvenna, Charles
Other Authors: Powell, Christopher (Sociology)
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/8104