Global media perspectives on the crisis in Panama / [edited by] Howard M. Hensel and Nelson Michaud.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: part I THE CONTEXT -- 1. Ousting Noriega from Power: Setting the Stage for a Crisis / Mathieu Carrier -- part II US PERSPECTIVES -- 2. The Rationale for War: Operation Just Cause / Guy Lachapelle -- 3. American Newspaper Coverage of the US Invasion of Panama: Neither Cheerleaders nor Critics but a Little Bit of Both / Peter F. Trumbore -- part III SOVIET PERSPECTIVES -- 4. Soviet Media Perspectives on the Crisis in Panama, 1987-1990: A Case Study of the Application of Propaganda Techniques / Howard M. Hensel -- part IV WESTERN PERSPECTIVES -- 5. Canada and the Invasion of Panama: Perceptions of the Print Media / Nelson Michaud -- 6. The Manhunt for the Narco-Tyrant or the Panama Invasion in the French Press / Paul-Andre Comeau -- 7. Just Cause? Portuguese Media Portrayal of the US Intervention in Panama / Rui Alexandre Novais -- part V NON-WESTERN PERSPECTIVES -- 8. The Panama Crisis in the Arabic Media: The Internationalization of Fears and Grievances / Sami Aoun -- 9. The American Invasion of Panama in the Chinese Media / Frederic Mayer -- CONCLUSIONS: THE CRISIS IN PANAMA AND THE US RESPONSE -- 10. Global Media Engagement: Lessons From Operation Just Cause / Michael W. Ritz -- 11. An Assessment of the Implications of Operation Just Cause for Inter-American and International Relations / Daniel S. Papp.