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Understanding Terrorism in the Age of Global Media: A Communication Approach
Cristina Archetti
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Description for Understanding Terrorism in the Age of Global Media: A Communication Approach
Hardcover. We cannot truly understand - let alone counter - terrorism in the 21st century unless we also understand the processes of communication that underpin it. This book challenges what we know about terrorism, showing that current approaches are inadequate and outdated, and develops a new communication model to understand terrorism in the media age. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 312.
We cannot truly understand - let alone counter - terrorism in the 21st century unless we also understand the processes of communication that underpin it. This book challenges what we know about terrorism, showing that current approaches are inadequate and outdated, and develops a new communication model to understand terrorism in the media age.
We cannot truly understand - let alone counter - terrorism in the 21st century unless we also understand the processes of communication that underpin it. This book challenges what we know about terrorism, showing that current approaches are inadequate and outdated, and develops a new communication model to understand terrorism in the media age.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
218
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230360495
SKU
V9780230360495
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Ref
99-15
About Cristina Archetti
CRISTINA ARCHETTI is Lecturer in Politics and Media at the University of Salford, UK. She won the 2008 Denis McQuail Best Article of the Year for Advancing Communication Theory award. Her recent publications include Explaining News: National Politics and Journalistic Cultures in Global Context (New York: Palgrave Macmillan).
Reviews for Understanding Terrorism in the Age of Global Media: A Communication Approach
'Bringing together a unique understanding of networks, narratives and branding, Archetti offers a distinctive and sophisticated framework to explain how terrorist and counter-terrorist groups operate through today's media ecology. Her compelling analysis and recommendations will make for essential reading as Al-Qaeda evolve and new conflicts emerge in the coming decade.' - Ben O'Loughlin, Royal Holloway University of London, ... Read more