Second Front: Censorship and Propaganda in the 1991 Gulf War
John R. MacArthur
(Author)
Ben H. Bagdikian
(Foreword by)
Description
Now updated with a new preface that examines the current conflict in Iraq, this brilliant work of investigative reporting reveals the government's assault on the constitutional freedoms of the American media during Operation Desert Storm. John R. MacArthur's engaging and provocative account is as essential and alarming today as when the first paperback edition was published ten years ago.Product Details
Price
$35.94
Publisher
University of California Press
Publish Date
May 26, 2004
Pages
318
Dimensions
5.4 X 8.1 X 0.9 inches | 0.85 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780520242319
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About the Author
John R. MacArthur is President and Publisher of Harper's Magazine and the author of The Selling of Free Trade: NAFTA, Washington, and the Subversion of American Democracy (California, 2001). Ben H. Bagdikian is Dean Emeritus of the Graduate School of Journalism, University of California, Berkeley. He is the former assistant managing editor for national news at the Washington Post and is the author of a number of books.
Reviews
"A brilliant piece of investigative reporting. . . . "Second Front "ought to be required reading for anyone who cares to observe how democracies can be eroded from within."--"Toronto Globe and Mail"
