The Great Satan Vs. the Mad Mullahs: How the United States and Iran Demonize Each OtherUniversity of Chicago Press, 15 apr 2008 - 298 pagina's 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’s provocative book, The “Great Satan” vs. the “Mad Mullahs,” 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 Drawing on his experience as a linguistic anthropologist, Beeman parses how political leaders have used historical references, religious associations, and the mythology of evil to inflame their own citizens against the foreign country, and proposes a way out of this dangerous debacle. “William Beeman’s analysis of dissonant perceptions of Iran and the USA is compelling and important. . . . I am particularly grateful for this work.”—James Peacock, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill “[Beeman] is more interested in informing the reader than in impressing his peers. The other strength of the book lies in the author’s knowledge of Iranian history and culture. . . . It challenges the reader and forces him to question stereotypes about Iran and Washington’s perspective on the country.”—Abbas William Samii, Middle East Journal |
Inhoudsopgave
1 Discourse and Demonization | 1 |
2 American Myths | 13 |
3 Middle Eastern Myths | 23 |
4 Discourse and Rhetoric | 35 |
5 Images of the Great Satan | 49 |
6 Images of the Mad Mullah | 69 |
Modernization and Development as an Index of National Worth | 91 |
8 The Sins of the United States | 119 |
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