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Wolfsfeld, Gadi.

Media and political conflict : news from the Middle East / Gadi Wolfsfeld. - Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1997. - xiv, 255 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-246) and index.

Contents
Introduction
Part I. The Rules of Combat:
1. The structural dimension: the struggle over access
2. The cultural dimension: the struggle over meaning
3. Media influence and political outcomes
Part II. The Contests:
4. Political movements and media access: the struggle against the Oslo Accord
5. Competing frames of the Oslo Accord: a chance for peace or a national disaster?
6. Controlling the media in insurrections and wars: the intifada and the Gulf war
7. The contest over media frames in the intifada: David versus Goliath
8. The cultural struggle over the Gulf war: Iraqi aggression or American imperialism?
Part III. Conclusion:
9. The multi-purpose arena
Index



ISBN: 0521580455 0521589673 (pbk.)

LCCN: 96008611

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mass media--Political aspects.
Press and politics.

LC Class. No.: P95.8 / .W65 1997

Dewey Class. No.: 302.23 WOL