The Media at War: Communication and Conflict in the Twentieth Century - Tapa dura

Drawing on examples from the 20th century's "total wars" and also "limited wars", terrorist campaigns and "complex emergencies" such as Rwanda and Somalia, this study argues that the media's performance in wartime may result as much from peacetime journalistic practices as from the special circumstances of war. The book concludes by assessing the impact of new communications technology and how the representation of future wars is likely to differ from those in the past.

SUSAN L. CARRUTHERS is Lecturer in International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth.