Terrorism and communication : a critical introduction / Jonathan Matusitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matusitz, Jonathan., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism and mass media.

Terrorism.

Communication--Political aspects.

Communication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (521 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Terrorism & communication

Terrorism and Communication

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Incorporated, 2013.

Summary:

Based on the premise that terrorism is essentially a message, Jonathan Matusitz examines terrorism from a communication perspective - making it the first text to offer a complete picture of the role of communication in terrorist activity.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 - What Is Terrorism?

Chapter 2 - Terrorism as a Communication Process: Tactics

Chapter 3 - Terrorism as a Communication Process: The Media

Chapter 4 - Terrorism as a Communication Process: The Audience

Chapter 5 - Framing Terrorism

Chapter 6 - Terrorism as Social Construction of Reality

Chapter 7 - Stereotyping Terrorists

Chapter 8 - Interpreting Terrorism through Rhetoric

Chapter 9 - Euphemisms for Terrorism

Chapter 10 - Terrorism and Group Dynamics

Chapter 11 - Organizational Structure and Leadership in Terrorism

Chapter 12 - Diffusion of Innovations(DoI) and Terrorism

Chapter 13 - The Globalization of Terrorism

Chapter 14 - One-on-One with the Terrorist: Interpersonal Perspectives

Chapter 15 - One-on-One with the Terrorist: International Perspectives

Chapter 16 - Crisis Communication and Intelligence

Glossary

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4833-0733-6

1-4522-8955-7

OCLC:

1347023664