The “Terrorism” Industry: The Experts and Institutions pdf

The “Terrorism” Industry: The Experts and Institutions

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What is a terrorist act? The authors argue that experts on the subject hold imperialist views biased in favor of the status quo or government perspectives. The biases are largely a product of the “terrorism industry” that has grown up in response to government funding, which includes networks of government agencies, think tanks, and private security firms. The mass media also have a big role in promoting terrorist stereotypes, often missing a balanced perspective on a “terrorist” act. The authors also discuss the historical uses of stereotyping threatening groups

• Creator/s: Edward S. Herman, Gerry O’Sullivan
• Date: 1989
• Book Topics/Themes: terrorism, anticommunism, anti-communism, fascism, conservatism, right wing, media, mass media, antiblackness, think tanks, NGOs, nonprofits, non-profits, nonprofit industrial complex, terrorists, propaganda, united states of amerika, white supremacy, political violence, non-profit industrial complex, military-industrial complex

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