The Great Satan vs. the Mad Mullahs
How the United States and Iran Demonize Each Other
- Contents
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Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Discourse and Demonization
2. American Myths
3. Middle Eastern Myths
4. Discourse and Rhetoric
5. Images of the Great Satan
6. Images of the Mad Mullah
7. The Framework of U.S.-Iranian Relations: Modernization and Development as an Index of National Worth
8. The Sins of the United States
9. The Sins of Iran
10. The Birth of Postmodern Conflict: How Iranian Media Came of Age
11. Living with Iran: Resistance as Postmodern Discourse
Notes
Comprehensive Bibliography
Index
“If you want to know why we are so ignorant about the United States-Iran relations, read this book. Never before has the mutual demonization between these two governments been so systematically described and analyzed from an anthropological perspective.”
Anthropology: Cultural and Social Anthropology
Political Science: Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, and International Relations
Religion: Religion and Society
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