Description:""""The only book to examine terrorism as a rhetorical act This is an excellent text in furthering our understanding of the web of language and how it creates our mediated realities which reflect our culture, politics, religion, economics, etc. Students really like the case studies and how it complements the theory and practice of rhetoric. I think this book has applications for almost any course in communication. J. Gregory Payne, Emerson College Concise, succinct, and provocative, Communicating Terror, Second Edition explores multiple rhetorical dimensions of terrorism, connects terrorism to communication theories, and helps readers understand how this violence creates a public discourse for multiple target audiences. Author Joseph S. Tuman uses fascinating case studies and examples as he explores both dissent terrorism and state terror and looks at terrorism from a communicative perspective. Presenting terrorism as a process of communication between terrorists and multiple audiences, this book examines a range of rhetorical components, including definitions and labels, symbolism in terrorism, the relationship between terror and the media, and public oratory about terrorism by both victims of terrorism and terrorists themselves.New to the Second EditionIncludes three new chapters on public address and speeches concerning terrorism, symbols and targets of terror, and terrorism, rhetorical theory, and mass media.Offers new examples, case studies, speeches, and topic coverage, including expanded coverage of the Internet and the War on Terror; new material on Iran, Cambodia, Rwanda, Hamas and Hezbollah, and dirty bombsProvides expanded treatment of rhetoric and theory with a focus on ideological criticism, neo-classical criticism, dramatism, and media-centered terrorismExamines diverse acts of terrorism not just 9/11 or the recent events in the Middle East to show the history and various usages of these acts as a medium for communicationIncludes real case studies of terrorists and terror acts that make applying rhetorical theory practical and accessibleIntended AudienceCommunicating Terror, Second Edition is ideal for use in a wide range of courses, including Media & Politics, Terrorism, Media & Society, Rhetorical Theory/Analysis/Criticism, Defense and National Security, and Political Communication.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Communicating Terror: The Rhetorical Dimensions of Terrorism. To get started finding Communicating Terror: The Rhetorical Dimensions of Terrorism, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Communicating Terror: The Rhetorical Dimensions of Terrorism
Description: """"The only book to examine terrorism as a rhetorical act This is an excellent text in furthering our understanding of the web of language and how it creates our mediated realities which reflect our culture, politics, religion, economics, etc. Students really like the case studies and how it complements the theory and practice of rhetoric. I think this book has applications for almost any course in communication. J. Gregory Payne, Emerson College Concise, succinct, and provocative, Communicating Terror, Second Edition explores multiple rhetorical dimensions of terrorism, connects terrorism to communication theories, and helps readers understand how this violence creates a public discourse for multiple target audiences. Author Joseph S. Tuman uses fascinating case studies and examples as he explores both dissent terrorism and state terror and looks at terrorism from a communicative perspective. Presenting terrorism as a process of communication between terrorists and multiple audiences, this book examines a range of rhetorical components, including definitions and labels, symbolism in terrorism, the relationship between terror and the media, and public oratory about terrorism by both victims of terrorism and terrorists themselves.New to the Second EditionIncludes three new chapters on public address and speeches concerning terrorism, symbols and targets of terror, and terrorism, rhetorical theory, and mass media.Offers new examples, case studies, speeches, and topic coverage, including expanded coverage of the Internet and the War on Terror; new material on Iran, Cambodia, Rwanda, Hamas and Hezbollah, and dirty bombsProvides expanded treatment of rhetoric and theory with a focus on ideological criticism, neo-classical criticism, dramatism, and media-centered terrorismExamines diverse acts of terrorism not just 9/11 or the recent events in the Middle East to show the history and various usages of these acts as a medium for communicationIncludes real case studies of terrorists and terror acts that make applying rhetorical theory practical and accessibleIntended AudienceCommunicating Terror, Second Edition is ideal for use in a wide range of courses, including Media & Politics, Terrorism, Media & Society, Rhetorical Theory/Analysis/Criticism, Defense and National Security, and Political Communication.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Communicating Terror: The Rhetorical Dimensions of Terrorism. To get started finding Communicating Terror: The Rhetorical Dimensions of Terrorism, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.