{"product_id":"mass-deception-scott-a-bonn-9780813547893","title":"Mass Deception: Moral Panic and the U.S. War on Iraq","description":"The attacks of 9\/11 led to a war on Iraq, although there was neither tangible evidence that the nation's leader, Saddam Hussein, was linked to Osama bin Laden nor proof of weapons of mass destruction. Why, then, did the Iraq war garner so much acceptance in the United States during its primary stages? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMass Deception\u003c\/i\u003e argues that the George W. Bush administration manufactured public support for the war on Iraq. Scott A. Bonn introduces a unique, integrated, and interdisciplinary theory called \"critical communication\" to explain how and why political elites and the news media periodically create public panics that benefit both parties. Using quantitative analysis of public opinion polls and presidential rhetoric pre- and post-9\/11 in the news media, Bonn applies the moral panic concept to the Iraq war. He critiques the war and occupation of Iraq as violations of domestic and international law. Finally, \u003ci\u003eMass Deception\u003c\/i\u003e connects propaganda and distortion efforts by the Bush administration to more general theories of elite deviance and state crime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott A. Bonn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081354789X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813547893\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2011","brand":"Scott A. Bonn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44058200211711,"sku":"9780813547893","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f8faae16-67a0-4a5f-b31f-da1589d8964b.jpg?v=1685051210","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mass-deception-scott-a-bonn-9780813547893","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}