Image warfare in the war on terror / Nathan Roger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roger, Nathan.

Series:

New security challenges series

New security challenges

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism and mass media.

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009--Social aspects.

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

Internet and terrorism.

Imagery (Psychology).

Social aspects.

Physical Description:

xi, 190 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, [2013]

Summary:

Image Warfare in the Waron Terror provides an innovative re-examination of the war on terror, arguing that since 11 September 2001, image warfare has replaced technowar as the dominant warfighting model. Roger suggests that image warfare is a form of warfare in which al-Qaeda currently dominates while the West is still playing catch-up. By dealing with the deployment of disturbing images generated by the 9/11 attacks from bin Laden videos, suicide terrorism and hostage executions to prisoner abuses, Roger provides us with a new vocabulary through which these acts can be discussed and understood. Offering the first comprehensive assessment of image warfare from an International Relations perspective, this study also engages with media studies and visual cultures to reveal an intriguing new line of political communications explained through Roger's conceptual terms 'image munitions', 'counter-image munitions' and 'remediation battles'. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

2 Theorizing Image Warfare 8

3 Political Communications: Bush, Blair and Bin Laden 56

4 Suicides 77

5 Executions 104

6 Abuses 141

7 Conclusion 170.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-184) and index.

ISBN:

0230363881

9780230363885

OCLC:

807033094