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Both the public & the mass media tend to view war as a form of popular culture, an arena of individual & national self-expression that generates far more emotional involvement than ordinary political events. TV coverage of the Persian Gulf war is examined from this perspective, discussing war as: an exercise of "purposive-rational action" -- a celebration of technical prowess & professionalism; & a celebration of community. The Durkheimian concepts of ritual & civil religion are employed to discuss the journalist's role as a celebrant of community unity during wartime. The analysis is supported by a content analysis of TV coverage, focusing primarily on the visual images employed. 1 Table, 15 References. Adapted from the source document.

Why communist structures, in their traditional or restored form, are still prevalent in selected post-Soviet states and eastern and central European countries. Summaries in English and Spanish p. 395 and 409.