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Bernardi, Daniel, 1964-

Narrative landmines : rumors, Islamist extremism, and the struggle for strategic influence / Narrative landmines : Rumours, Islamist extremism, and the struggle for strategic influence Daniel Leonard Bernardi [and others]. - x, 208 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. - 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".

ISBN: 0813552508 9780813552507 0813552516 9780813552514

LCCN: 2011023508

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Rumor in mass media
Rumor--Political aspects
Rumor--Social aspects
Islamic fundamentalism.
Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam
Terrorism and mass media

LC Class. No.: P96.R86 / N37 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 303.625014