Talking Conflict

In today's information era, the use of specific words and language can serve as powerful tools that incite violence-or sanitize and conceal the ugliness of war. This book examines the complex, "twisted" language of conflict. * Provides readers with an in-depth awareness of how language is often used [...]
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In today's information era, the use of specific words and language can serve as powerful tools that incite violence-or sanitize and conceal the ugliness of war. This book examines the complex, "twisted" language of conflict. * Provides readers with an in-depth awareness of how language is often used to sanitize and obfuscate understanding of reality, thereby offering insight into past and ongoing human conflicts from 1900 onward * Elucidates important terms that in our current "information age" are being used loosely, often without clear definition * Promotes a critical analysis of how words are used, particularly as propaganda * Supports Common Core educational standards by enabling students to learn key critical thinking skills and learning strategies and apply them when reading and interpreting texts