The terrorist argument : modern advocacy and propaganda / Christoper C. Harmon, Randall G. Bowdish.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harmon, Christopher C., author.

Bowdish, Randall G., author.

Contributor:

JSTOR (Online Service)

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism and mass media.

Terrorists--Recruiting.

Terrorists.

Propaganda.

Internet and terrorism.

Terrorism--Philosophy.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Washington, D. C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Terrorist Argument examines how terrorists and armed groups have used communications techniques with varying degrees of success: radio, newspapers, voice and song, television, books, e-magazines, advertising, the internet, and social media. Armed groups engaging in terrorism have always relied on media to motivate supporters and frighten opponents, and they have proven adept at adapting to new communications technologies while retaining useful techniques from the past. Here, the authors trace how armed groups and terrorists around the globe have honed their broadcasts for maximum impact on those from whom they seek support and on the official state organs they hope to overthrow. While sometimes crude, the messages and the techniques can also be highly refined-carefully crafted appeals to intellect or emotion, embracing the latest forms of communications technology. Fascinating reading for anyone interested in civil conflict, terrorism, communications theory and practice, or security studies, The Terrorist Argument helps shed light on the myriad ways terrorist propaganda has become such an effective tool in the digital age. Book jacket.

Contents:

Terrorist propaganda and argument

Radio : the voice of fighting Algeria

Voice and lyrics : the New People's Army of Troubadors

Newspaper : The Irish People

Television : Hezbollah's Al-Manar

Internet : militancy and ecotage

The book : Islamist strategy for the post-Bin Ladin world

Advertising : The People's Mujahideen e Khalq

The e-magazine : Al Qaeda's Inspire

Social media : The Islamic State's multimedia blitzkrieg

Conclusions : a contest of ideas

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-318) and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Harmon, Christopher C. Terrorist argument.

ISBN:

9780815732198

0815732198

Publisher Number:

99981026878

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.