Covering Islam: How the Media and the Experts Determine How We See the Rest of the World (Vintage) (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of Covering Islam: How the Media and the Experts Determine How We See the Rest of the World (Vintage) Sunday, August 2 2009.

• From the Iranian hostage crisis through the Gulf War and the bombing of the World Trade Center, the American news media have portrayed "Islam" as a monolithic entity, synonymous with terrorism and religious hysteria. In this classic work, now updated, the author of Culture and Imperialism reveals the hidden agendas and distortions of fact that underlie even the most "objective" coverage of the Islamic world.

Shelfari edited the contributors of Covering Islam: How the Media and the Experts Determine How We See the Rest of the World (Vintage) Wednesday, July 22 2009.

• Added a contributor: Edward W. Said: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of Covering Islam: How the Media and the Experts Determine How We See the Rest of the World (Vintage) Friday, July 17 2009.

• In order to make a point about alternative energy sources for Americans, Consolidated Edison of New York (Con Ed) ran a striking television advertisement in the summer of 1980.