American Idol After Iraq

American Idol After Iraq
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 184
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ISBN-10 : 144431050X
ISBN-13 : 9781444310504
Rating : 4/5 (504 Downloads)

Book Synopsis American Idol After Iraq by : Nathan Gardels

Download or read book American Idol After Iraq written by Nathan Gardels and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-04-27 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dazzling little book explores the role of US media in foreignpolicy, not only at the present moment, but with an eye to thefuture. Written by a veteran Hollywood film executive and aninternationally known columnist in foreign affairs Explains how American movies, TV shows, and pop music providethe images of America to the rest of the world, and the rest of theworld to Americans Includes discussions of the cartoons of the Prophet MohammedDanish daily newspapers, Tibetan monks censored out of Chinese TVnews reports only to show up on You Tube, and the Vatican's assaulton the Da Vinci Code movie Argues that Hollywood is a key player in the 'deep coalition'required to support a 'smart power' foreign policy and build aglobal cultural infrastructure that will make the world safe forinterdependence


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