This text explains the Cold War mindset that determined global policy for much of the 20th century. It also reveals how the search to define a foreign threat can shape the ways in which that threat is actually met.
Images of war, narratives of suffering and notions of ethnicity are intrinsically linked to Western perceptions of Africa. Filtered through a mostly international media the information of African wars is confined to narrow categories of explanation emerging from and adapted to a…
"Images of war, narratives of suffering and notions of ethnicity are intrinsically linked to Western perceptions of Africa. Filtered through a limited set of sources - mostly international media - the information on African wars is confined to narrow categories of explanation em…
Images of war, narratives of suffering and notions of ethnicity are intrinsically linked to Western perceptions of Africa. Filtered through a mostly international media the information of African wars is confined to narrow categories of explanation emergi.
"It seems to be a tenet of the human condition to perceive "others" as "different" and potentially hostile. In nearly all societies stereotypes are developed to stigmatize suspected enemies within and without. The American case is particularly interesting in this respect because…