Read complete books and articles on: Oklahoma City Bombing

Oklahoma City - (1990 pop. 444,719), state capital, and seat of Oklahoma co., central Okla., on the North Canadian River; inc. 1890. The state's largest city, it is an important livestock market, a wholesale, distribution, industrial, and financial center, and a farm trade and processing point. Oil is a major product; the city is situated in the middle of an oil field (opened 1928), with oil

13 of the Best Books and Articles on: Oklahoma City Bombing

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The Unfinished Bombing: Oklahoma City in American Memory » Read Now
by Edward T. Linenthal. 304 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

On April 19, 1995 the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City shook the nation, destroying our complacent sense of safety and sending a community into a tailspin of shock, grief, and bewilderment. Almost as difficult as the bombing itself has been the aftermath, its legacy...
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On April 19, 1995 the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City shook the nation, destroying our complacent sense of safety and sending a community into a tailspin of shock, grief, and bewilderment. Almost as difficult as the bombing itself has been the aftermath, its legacy for Oklahoma City and for the nation, and the struggle to recover from this unprecedented attack. In The Unfinished Bombing, Edward T. Linenthal explores the many ways Oklahomans and other Americans have tried to grapple with this catastrophe. Working with exclusive access to materials gathered by the Oklahoma City National Memorial Archive and drawing from over 150 personal interviews with family members of those murdered, survivors, rescuers, and many others. Linenthal looks at how the bombing threatened cherished ideas about American innocence, sparked national debate on how to respond to terrorism at home and abroad, and engendered a new "bereaved community" in Oklahoma City itself. Linenthal examines how different stories about the bombing were told through positive narratives of civic renewal and of religious redemption and more negative narratives of toxicity and trauma. He writes about the extraordinary bonds of affection that were created in the wake of the bombing, acts of kindness, empathy, and compassion that existed alongside the toxic legacy of the event. The Unfinished Bombing offers a compelling look at both the individual and the larger cultural consequences of one of the most searing events in recent American history.
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Others Unknown: The Oklahoma City Bombing Case and Conspiracy » Read Now
by Peter Israel, Stephen Jones. 335 pgs.

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Co-authored by one of Timothy McVeigh's closest confidants, this book reveals the evidence and theories about the Oklahoma bombing that didn't make it to trial.
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Harvest of Rage: Why Oklahoma City Is Only the Beginning » Read Now
by Joel Dyer. 326 pgs.

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Timothy McVeigh is not alone. The 1995 bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City killed nearly two hundred innocent people & shattered the complacency of a nation. But this event, horrible as it was, may well be only the beginning of an unprecedented wave of terror in America. This is the...
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Timothy McVeigh is not alone. The 1995 bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City killed nearly two hundred innocent people & shattered the complacency of a nation. But this event, horrible as it was, may well be only the beginning of an unprecedented wave of terror in America. This is the chilling conclusion reached by Joel Dyer in Harvest of Rage, the first book to explore the surprisingly deep rural roots of today's growing & increasingly deadly antigovernment movement.
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The Heroic Response to Terror: The Case of Oklahoma City, in Public Personnel Management » Read Now
by Carol W. Lewis, Morton J. Tenzer, Tony Harrison. 30 pgs.

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...found, "Many survivors of the Oklahoma City bombing developed post-traumatic stress...Psychological Association, "Oklahoma City Bombing Task Force Recommends...
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The Terror that Failed: Public Opinion in the Aftermath of the Bombing in Oklahoma City, in Public Administration Review » Read Now
by Carol W. Lewis. 10 pgs.

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...Risk and Vulnerability The Oklahoma City bombing allegedly heightened the publics...the "last casualty of the Oklahoma City bombing may be the loss of our sense...1994, the...
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Covering Violence: A Guide to Ethical Reporting about Victims and Trauma (Chap. 10 "Oklahoma City: 'Terror in the Heartland'") » Read Now
by William Cote, Roger Simpson. 249 pgs.

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Reporting on violence is one of the most problematic features of journalistic practice-the area most frequently criticized by the public and those on the receiving end of that coverage. Now in its second edition, Covering Violence remains a crucial guide for becoming a sensitive and responsible...
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Reporting on violence is one of the most problematic features of journalistic practice-the area most frequently criticized by the public and those on the receiving end of that coverage. Now in its second edition, Covering Violence remains a crucial guide for becoming a sensitive and responsible reporter. Discussing such topics as rape and the ethics of interviewing children, the book gives students and journalists a detailed understanding of what is happening "on the scene" of a violent event, including where a reporter can go safely and legally, how to obtain the most useful information, and how best to interview and photograph victims and witnesses. This second edition takes our turbulent postmillennium history into account and emphasizes the consequences of frequent exposure to traumatic events. It offers new chapters on 9/11 and terrorism, the Columbine school shootings, and the photographing of violent events, as well as additional profiles of Vietnamese American, Native American, and African American journalists. More essential than ever, Covering Violence connects journalistic practices to the rapidly expanding body of literature on trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, and secondary traumatic stress, and pays close attention to current medical and political debates concerning victims' rights.
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Euphemism, Spin and the Crisis in Organizational Life (Chap. 5 "Trauma and Its Euphemisms: Reflections on Mourning and the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing") » Read Now
by Howard F. Stein. 176 pgs.

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In this seminal examination of how organizations behave, Stein exposes the mystifying language of workplace downsizing, restructuring, reengineering, managed care, and community disaster. His book is about deception, about the veiling of intention through propaganda, and how these efforts to...
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In this seminal examination of how organizations behave, Stein exposes the mystifying language of workplace downsizing, restructuring, reengineering, managed care, and community disaster. His book is about deception, about the veiling of intention through propaganda, and how these efforts to conceal, misstate, and misrepresent build on euphemism. It shows how the work of euphemism--embodied in what has come to be called "spin"--serves as a foundation for much of the thinking and action taking place today in organizations. More than an academic contribution to the study of cultural, psychological, and organizational linguistics, this book shows the immense destructiveness underlying an ingrained vocabulary that sanitizes the horror of destruction. Stein examines words and networks of words, and the resulting worlds of meaning and motivation. The result is a powerful statement for anyone interested in how we group ourselves into organizations, how we behave in them, and the damage that organizational spin can,do to us.
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Source Utilization in Legal Journalism: Network TV News Coverage of the Timothy McVeigh Oklahoma City Bombing Trial, in Communications and the Law » Read Now
by Steven A. Esposito. 20 pgs.

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...coverage of the Timothy McVeigh Oklahoma City bombing trial. by Steven A...of the 1997 Timothy McVeigh Oklahoma City bombing trial. McVeigh, a decorated...coverage of the...
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Employee Communications at Kerr-McGee in the Aftermath of the Oklahoma City Bombing, in Public Relations Quarterly » Read Now
by Dozier, Dow. 7 pgs.

...the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing. by Dow Dozier...the April 19, 1995 bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. Kerr-McGee has...
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Terrorism's War with America: A History ("Oklahoma City" begins on p. 96) » Read Now
by Dennis Piszkiewicz. 203 pgs.

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For most Americans, terrorism made the transformation from theoretical threat to frightening reality on September 11, 2001, yet America has been the target of terrorist acts for over four decades. Piszkiewicz recounts the changing political orientation of terrorists and highlights the challenge that...
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For most Americans, terrorism made the transformation from theoretical threat to frightening reality on September 11, 2001, yet America has been the target of terrorist acts for over four decades. Piszkiewicz recounts the changing political orientation of terrorists and highlights the challenge that faces America and the community of nations in putting terrorists out of business without adopting their tactics.
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Confronting Right Wing Extremism and Terrorism in the USA ("The Oklahoma City Bombing" begins on p. 107) » Read Now
by George Michael. 292 pgs.

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This book examines the response to right-wing extremism in the US from both the government and non-governmental organisations. It provides a detailed portrait of the contemporary extreme right in the US including interviews with several of the movement's leading figures from groups such as the Ku...
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This book examines the response to right-wing extremism in the US from both the government and non-governmental organisations. It provides a detailed portrait of the contemporary extreme right in the US including interviews with several of the movement's leading figures from groups such as the Ku Klux Klan, Militias, American Renaissance and the White Aryan Resistance. The author also explains how the activities of these racist groups have been curbed due to the campaigning efforts of anti-racist and anti-fascist watchdogs who have helped to shape and influence government policy.
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Oklahoma City, April 19, 1995: Managing when Disaster Hits, in Public Management » Read Now
by Don Bown. 4 pgs.

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...Oklahoma City, April 19, 1995: managing when disaster...changed the lives of everyone who lived in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. A time and a day of which we...Let me first tell...
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After Oklahoma City, the Politics of US Justice, in The Middle East » Read Now
by Kambiz Faroohar. 3 pgs.

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...Only hours after the Oklahoma City bombing, the bloodiest act of terrorism...trial. In the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing by extreme right American...of is own even...