{"product_id":"9781841503936","title":"The Propaganda of Peace: The Role of Media and Culture in the Northern Ireland Peace Process","description":"When political opponents Ian Paisley and Martin McGuiness were confirmed as First Minister and Deputy First Minister of a new Northern Ireland executive in May 2007, a chapter was closed on Northern Ireland’s troubled past. A dramatic realignment of politics had brought these irreconcilable enemies together—and the media played a significant role in persuading the public to accept this startling change. The Propaganda of Peace places their role in a wider cultural context and examines a broad range of factual and fictional representations, from journalism and public museum exhibitions to film, television drama and situation comedy. The authors propose a radically different theoretical and methodological approach to the media’s role in reporting and representing. They ask whether the ‘propaganda of peace’ actually promotes the abandonment of a politically engaged public sphere at the very moment when public debate about neo-liberalism, financial meltdown and social and economic inequality make it most necessary.","brand":"Intellect Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47165601218800,"sku":"9781841503936","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781841503936_p0.jpg?v=1763741516","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781841503936","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}