TY - BOOK AU - Pintak,Larry TI - Reflections in a bloodshot lens: America, Islam and the war of ideas SN - 9780745324197 (pbk.) : AV - P96.I84 P56 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - London, UK, Ann Arbor, MI PB - Pluto KW - Islam in mass media KW - Islamic countries KW - In mass media KW - United States KW - Foreign relations N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-361) and index; Introduction : worldview, identity and the other -- Sect. I. Foundations of the relationship -- 1. In the eye of the beholder -- 2. U.S. coverage of Islam -- 3. The Arab and Muslim media -- Sect. II. The framing of an era -- 4. Rhetoric, religion and righteousness -- 5. The myth of terror and the terror of myth -- 6. Enemies, allies and other artificial constructs -- Sect. III. Perceptions of policy -- 7. Weaponizing the media -- 8. Prism of pain : Palestine -- 9. Rewriting the script : Iraq -- Sect. IV. Hearts and minds -- 10. Beyond the Middle East -- 11. Brand America -- 12. Symbols of empire -- Epilogue : beyond us and them ER -