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