How to Look Good in a War – Justifying and Challenging State Violence : Justifying and Challenging State Violence
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0745331793
ISBN-13
9780745331799
Publisher
Pluto Press
Imprint
Pluto Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 6th, 2012
Print length
176 Pages
Weight
222 grams
Dimensions
21.60 x 13.70 x 1.00 cms
Product Classification:
Political control and freedomsPropaganda
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A sharp examination into the methods used to depict, defend and justify the use of state violence in recent wars, from Iraq to Libya.
This book examines the methods used to depict, defend and justify the use of state violence. While others have shown how 'truth is the first casualty of war', this is the first to analyse exactly how pro-war narratives are constructed and normalised. Brian Rappert details the 'upside-down' world of war in which revelation conceals, knowledge fosters uncertainty, and transparency obscures. He looks at government spin during recent wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya where officials manoeuvre between circulating and withholding information. Through looking at recent controversies such as the use of weapons of mass destruction, cluster munitions and international law, Rappert considers how ignorance about the operation of war is produced and how individuals and groups can intervene to make a difference.
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