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Words Are Weapons : Inside ISIS's Rhetoric of Terror /

ISIS wages war not only on the battlefield but also online and in the media. Through a close examination of the words and images ISIS uses, with particular attention to the "digital Caliphate" on the web, Philippe-Joseph Salazar theorizes an aesthetic of ISIS and its self-presentation. As...

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Main Author: Salazar, Philippe-Joseph (Author)
Other Authors: Khazeni, Dorna (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
IS (Organization)
Propaganda analysis
Terrorism > Islamic countries
Psychological warfare
Rhetoric > Religious aspects > Islam
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Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: The Caliphate's rhetorical power
  • The Caliph speaks
  • Naming the territory of terror
  • "Terrorism," linguistic subversion
  • Digital Caliphate
  • Strongspeak vs. weakspeak
  • The Jihadist aesthetic
  • Caliphal feminism
  • Warrior virility
  • Islamic porno-politics
  • Inexplicable terrorist?
  • How our discourse on terror is controlled
  • Jihadist populism
  • A radical hostility
  • Epilogue: Paris, November 13, 2015 : a comprehensive lesson in strategy.

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