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Narrative landmines

Narrative landmines rumors, Islamist extremism, and the struggle for strategic influence / [electronic resource] : Daniel L. Bernardi ... [et al.]. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (220 p.) - New directions in international studies . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Rumor theory: narrative systems and hegemonic struggles in contested populations -- Rumor transmediation: critical mash-ups and a Singapore prison break -- Rumor mosaics: counterinsurgency operations in Iraq's triangle of death -- Whisper campaigns: state-sponsored rumors and the post-mortem (de)construction of an Indonesian terrorist -- Coercion and consent: narrative countermeasures in the battle for "hearts and minds".

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Mass media--Influence.
Terrorism and mass media.
Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.
Islamic fundamentalism.
Rumor--Social aspects.
Rumor--Political aspects.
Rumor in mass media.


Electronic books.

P96.R86 / N37 2012

303.6/25014