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Language of Terror : How Neuroscience Influences Political Speech in the United States.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (169 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781442235830
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Language of TerrorDDC classification:
  • 320.97301/4
LOC classification:
  • JA85.2.U6 -- K46 2015eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction to Genetic Predispositions and the Politics of Terror -- 2 Genes, Media, and the Government in the National Narrative on Terror -- 3 The Criminalization of Language -- 4 Genetic Predisposition, Religious Belief, and Psychological Operations in the War on Terror -- Conclusion -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Authors.
Summary: The authors examine how the human brain reacts to expressions of political ideology regarding terrorism. By comparing a variety of case studies, they demonstrate how similar acts accompanied by starkly different political language can create cognitive dissonance in the minds of the electorate and influence policy choices.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction to Genetic Predispositions and the Politics of Terror -- 2 Genes, Media, and the Government in the National Narrative on Terror -- 3 The Criminalization of Language -- 4 Genetic Predisposition, Religious Belief, and Psychological Operations in the War on Terror -- Conclusion -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Authors.

The authors examine how the human brain reacts to expressions of political ideology regarding terrorism. By comparing a variety of case studies, they demonstrate how similar acts accompanied by starkly different political language can create cognitive dissonance in the minds of the electorate and influence policy choices.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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