{"product_id":"narrative-landmines-rumors-islamist-extremism-and-the-struggle-for-strategic-influence-paperback-softback-9780813552514","title":"Narrative Landmines; Rumors, Islamist Extremism, and the Struggle for Strategic Influence (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813552514","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNarrative Landmines\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRumors, Islamist Extremism, and the Struggle for Strategic Influence\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDaniel Leonard Bernardi (Author), Pauline Hope Cheong (Author), Chris Lundry (Author), Scott W. Ruston (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813552514\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 March 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e220 pages, 17 illustrations, 8 photographs, 4 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.367 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"A strong and useful contribution to the field, \u003ci\u003eNarrative Landmines\u003c\/i\u003e makes important points about the relevance of rumor to counterinsurgency theory and operations.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Philip Seib (University of Southern California) \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eNarrative Landmines\u003c\/i\u003e 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 Islamic extremism.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Nicholas DiFonzo (author of The Watercooler Effect) \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eNarrative Landmines\u003c\/i\u003e shows the importance of understanding the role of rumors in strategic communication. Recommended.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (Choice)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2012 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)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Islamic extremism is the dominant security concern of many contemporary governments, spanning the industrialized West to the developing world. \u003ci\u003eNarrative Landmines \u003c\/i\u003eexplores 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 non-state actors in the proverbial battle of hearts and minds. Beyond face-to-face communication, the authors also address the role of new and social media in the creation and spread of rumors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Rumor Theory: Narrative Systems and Hegemonic Struggles in Contested Populations\u003cbr\u003e2. Rumor Transmediation: Critical Mash-ups and a Singaporean Prison Break\u003cbr\u003e3. Rumor Mosaics: Counterinsurgency Operations in Iraq’s Triangle of Death\u003cbr\u003e4. Whisper Campaigns: State-Sponsored Rumors and the Post-Mortem (De)Construction of an Indonesian Terrorist\u003cbr\u003e5. Coercion and Consent: Narrative Countermeasures in the Battle for “Hearts and Minds”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlossary \u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559300559128,"sku":"9780813552514","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/narrative-landmines-rumors-islamist-extremism-and-the-struggle-for-strategic-influence-paperback-softback-9780813552514","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}