《The "Great Satan" Vs. the "Mad Mullahs"》是一本圖書，作者是Beeman, William O.
基本介紹
- 外文名：The "Great Satan" Vs. the "Mad Mullahs"
- 作者：Beeman, William O.
- 出版時間：2008年4月
- 頁數：320 頁
- ISBN：9780226041476
- 定價：22.60 美元
內容簡介
For more than twenty-five years, the United States and Iran have been diplomatically estranged, each characterizing the other not only as a political adversary, but also as devious, threatening, and essentially evil. According to William O. Beeman, such demonization is a self-fulfilling prophecy, as both countries have embraced exactly the policies and rhetoric that would parti...(展開全部) For more than twenty-five years, the United States and Iran have been diplomatically estranged, each characterizing the other not only as a political adversary, but also as devious, threatening, and essentially evil. According to William O. Beeman, such demonization is a self-fulfilling prophecy, as both countries have embraced exactly the policies and rhetoric that would particularly threaten or insult the other. Drawing on his experience as a linguistic anthropologist, Beeman parses how political leaders have used historical references, religious associations, and the mythology of evil to inflame their own citizens against the foreign country and proposes a way out of this dangerous debacle.
