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Media, war, and postmodernity / Philip Hammond. - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2007. - viii, 171p. 23cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Postmodernism and 9/11 -- Postmodern war in a world without meaning -- The humanitarian spectacle -- The media war on terrorism -- Culture wars and the post-Vietnam condition -- Security and vulnerability in the "risk society" -- Postmodern empire and the "death of the subject" -- Conclusion: Beyond postmodernity.

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Mass media and war.
War in mass media.
War and society.
Postmodernism--Social aspects.
History, Modern--1945-1989.
History, Modern--1989-

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