Mass Deception

Scott A. Bonn

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Language: English

Published by Rutgers University Press, US, 2010

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Series: Book 16 of 48 - Critical Issues in Crime and Society

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The attacks of 9/11 led to a war on Iraq, although there was neither tangible evidence that the nation's leader, Saddam Hussein, was linked to Osama bin Laden nor proof of weapons of mass destruction. Why, then, did the Iraq war garner so much acceptance in the United States during its primary stages? Mass Deception argues that the George W. Bush administration manufactured public support for the war on Iraq. Scott A. Bonn introduces a unique, integrated, and interdisciplinary theory called "critical communication" to explain how and why political elites and the news media periodically create public panics that benefit both parties. Using quantitative analysis of public opinion polls and presidential rhetoric pre- and post-9/11 in the news media, Bonn applies the moral panic concept to the Iraq war. He critiques the war and occupation of Iraq as violations of domestic and international law. Finally, Mass Deception connects propaganda and distortion efforts by the Bush administration to more general theories of elite deviance and state crime.…

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Title
Mass Deception
Author
Scott A. Bonn
Publisher
Rutgers University Press, US
Publication year
2010
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Language
English
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081354789X
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9780813547893
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Book 16 of 48: Critical Issues in Crime and Society

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