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Daniel Leonard Bernardi - Narrative Landmines: Rumors, Islamist Extremism, and the Struggle for Strategic Influence - 9780813552507 - V9780813552507
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Narrative Landmines: Rumors, Islamist Extremism, and the Struggle for Strategic Influence

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2012 Outstanding Co-Authored Book of the Year by the 2013 Distinguished Scholarship Awards Committee for the International and Intercultural Communication Division (IICD) of the National Communication Association (NCA)

Islamic extremism is the dominant security concern of many contemporary governments, spanning the industrialized West to the developing world. Narrative Landmines explores how rumors fit into and extend narrative systems and ideologies, particularly in the context of terrorism, counter-terrorism, and extremist insurgencies. Its concern is to foster a more sophisticated understanding of how oral and digital cultures work alongside economic, diplomatic, and cultural factors that influence the struggles between states and ... Read more

 As narrative forms, rumors are suitable to a wide range of political expression, from citizens, insurgents, and governments alike, and in places as distinct as Singapore, Iraq, and Indonesia—the case studies presented for analysis. The authors make a compelling argument for understanding rumors in these contexts as “narrative IEDs,” low-cost, low-tech weapons that can successfully counter such elaborate and expansive government initiatives as outreach campaigns or strategic communication efforts. While not exactly the same as the advanced technological systems or Improvised Explosive Devices to which they are metaphorically related, narrative IEDs nevertheless operate as weapons that can aid the extremist cause.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813552507
SKU
V9780813552507
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Daniel Leonard Bernardi
DANIEL LEONARD BERNARDI is professor and chair of the Cinema Department at San Francisco State University. He is the author of Star Trek and History: Race-ing Toward a White Future and the editor of Filming Difference: Actors, Directors, Producers and Writers on Gender, Race and Sexuality in Film, among several other books. His research explores the representation and narration of ... Read more

Reviews for Narrative Landmines: Rumors, Islamist Extremism, and the Struggle for Strategic Influence
"A strong and useful contribution to the field, Narrative Landmines makes important points about the relevance of rumor to counterinsurgency theory and operations."
Philip Seib
University of Southern California
"Narrative Landmines is a goldmine of insights. It shows how pervasive and persistent rumors profoundly shape the strategically critical social realities and perceptions of vast cultures vulnerable to ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Narrative Landmines: Rumors, Islamist Extremism, and the Struggle for Strategic Influence


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