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Media discourse and the Yugoslav conflicts : representations of self and other
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In spite of the growing literature on discourse analysis, the relationship of discourse to violent/non-violent outcomes of conflict is an under-researched area. This book combines theories on ethni...
In spite of the growing literature on discourse analysis, the relationship of discourse to violent/non-violent outcomes of conflict is an under-researched area. This book combines theories on ethnic conflict, identity construction and discourse analysis with a comprehensive and inclusive survey of the countries of the former Yugoslavia. It will be of interest to those concerned with ethnopolitical conflict and scholars across a range of social sciences.
Details
- Creator
- Pål Kolstø
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2009
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (xii, 270 pages)
- ISBNs
- 1315594471, 1317098927, 1317098919, 1282054066, 9786612054068, 0754676307, 0754676293
- OCLC
- ocn365068226
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- Cover; Contents; List of Figure and Table; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Media Discourse and the Politics of Ethnic Conflict: The Case of Yugoslavia; 2 Reorganizing the Identification Matrix; 3 Foreclosing the Other, Building the War; 4 Events and Sites of Difference: Mark-ing Self and Other in Kosovo; 5 The Yugoslav Succession Wars and the War for Symbolic Hegemony; 6 Relations between Montenegro and Serbia from 1991 to 2006: An Analysis of Media Discourse; 7 Spinning Out of Control: Media Coverage in the Bosnian Conflict; 8 'Spinning Out of Control': Mutual Reinforcement Discourse in Macedonia?9 The Semantics of Silence, Violence and Social Memory; 10 Self and Other in Balkan (Post-)War Cinema; Conclusion; Bibliography; List of Media Sources; Index
Subjects
- Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 -- Press coverage.
- Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 -- Mass media and the war.
- War in mass media.
- Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 -- Motion pictures and the war.
- Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 -- Literature and the war.
- Mass media -- Moral and ethical aspects.
- Mass media and propaganda -- Former Yugoslav republics.
- Kosovo War, 1998-1999 -- Mass media and the war.