Informationen zum Autor Edward W Said Klappentext Subtitled )How The Media And The Experts Determine How We See The Rest Of The World(. Said argues the media have produced a misleading and simplified image of Muslims and Islam following the crisis in the Middle East, based on ignorance, inaccuracy and prejudice. From the author of )Culture And Imperialism.( Zusammenfassung From the Iranian hostage crisis through the Gulf War and the World Trade Centre bombing, the West has been haunted by a spectre called 'Islam'. As portrayed by the news media - and by a chorus of government, academic and corporate experts - 'Islam' is synonymous with terrorism and religious hysteria.

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'Edward Said is a brilliant and unique amalgam of scholar, aesthete and political activist... He challenges and stimulates our thinking in every area' Washington Post Book Review

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Edward W Said

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Subtitled )How The Media And The Experts Determine How We See The Rest Of The World(. Said argues the media have produced a misleading and simplified image of Muslims and Islam following the crisis in the Middle East, based on ignorance, inaccuracy and prejudice. From the author of )Culture And Imperialism.(

Zusammenfassung
From the Iranian hostage crisis through the Gulf War and the World Trade Centre bombing, the West has been haunted by a spectre called 'Islam'. As portrayed by the news media - and by a chorus of government, academic and corporate experts - 'Islam' is synonymous with terrorism and religious hysteria.