Narrative landmines

Narrative landmines rumors, Islamist extremism, and the struggle for strategic influence / [electronic resource] : Daniel Leonard Bernardi ... [et al.]. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2012 - 1 online resource (x, 208 p.) ill., maps. - New directions in international studies . - New directions in international studies. .

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".

0813553229 (electronic bk.) 9780813553221 (electronic bk.)


Rumor in mass media.
Rumor--Political aspects.
Rumor--Social aspects.
Islamic fundamentalism.
Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.
Terrorism and mass media.
Mass media--Influence.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Terrorism


Electronic books.

P96.R86 / N37 2012

303.6/25014