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While we've long known that the strategies of terrorism rely
heavily on media coverage of attacks, "Selling Fear" is the first
detailed look at the role played by media in
"counter"terrorism--and the ways that, in the wake of 9/11, the
Bush administration manipulated coverage to maintain a climate of
fear.
Drawing on in-depth analysis of counterterrorism in the years after
9/11--including the issuance of terror alerts and the decision to
invade Iraq--the authors present a compelling case that the Bush
administration hyped fear, while obscuring civil liberties abuses
and concrete issues of preparedness. The media, meanwhile, largely
abdicated its watchdog role, choosing to amplify the
administration's message while downplaying issues that might have
called the administration's statements and strategies into
question. The book extends through Hurricane Katrina, and the more
skeptical coverage that followed, then the first year of the Obama
administration, when an increasingly partisan political environment
presented the media, and the public, with new problems of reporting
and interpretation.
"Selling Fear "is a hard-hitting analysis of the intertwined
failures of government and media--and their costs to our nation.
Focusing on the continued terrorist threat by jihadist groups, such
as Al Qaeda and ISIS, and homegrown violent far-right and far-left
extremists in the West, Terrorism and Counterterrorism investigates
this form of political violence in a historical and contemporary
context. In this comprehensive and highly readable text, renowned
expert Brigitte Nacos clearly defines terrorism's diverse causes,
actors, and strategies; outlines anti- and counterterrorist
responses; and highlights terrorism's relationship with the public
and media. Terrorism and Counterterrorism introduces students to
the field's main debates and helps them critically assess our
understanding of, and our strategies for, addressing this complex
and enduring issue. New to the Seventh Edition: The new chapter 3
reviews the history of terrorism-both domestic and international,
whereas the new chapter 4 analyses the terrorist landscape in the
third decade of the 21st century-including the transnational links
between violent far-right and far-left violent extremists. The
discussion of religious terrorism in chapter 5 ends with an added
section about QAnon as religiopolitical cult. An extended section
in chapter 7 is devoted to the increasingly militant roles of
females in violent far-right extremism. The revised chapter 10
starts with the withdrawal of U.S.-led troops from Afghanistan and
an account of total costs spent on the post-9/11 war against
terrorism before discussing the counterterrorism strategies of
presidents G.W. Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden. The failures and
successes of the U.S. intelligence community in efforts to prevent
terrorism at home with relevant data and case studies are new
features in chapter 12.
Focusing on the continued terrorist threat by jihadist groups, such
as Al Qaeda and ISIS, and homegrown violent far-right and far-left
extremists in the West, Terrorism and Counterterrorism investigates
this form of political violence in a historical and contemporary
context. In this comprehensive and highly readable text, renowned
expert Brigitte Nacos clearly defines terrorism’s diverse causes,
actors, and strategies; outlines anti- and counterterrorist
responses; and highlights terrorism’s relationship with the
public and media. Terrorism and Counterterrorism introduces
students to the field’s main debates and helps them critically
assess our understanding of, and our strategies for, addressing
this complex and enduring issue. New to the Seventh Edition: The
new chapter 3 reviews the history of terrorism—both domestic and
international, whereas the new chapter 4 analyses the terrorist
landscape in the third decade of the 21st century—including the
transnational links between violent far-right and far-left violent
extremists. The discussion of religious terrorism in chapter 5 ends
with an added section about QAnon as religiopolitical cult. An
extended section in chapter 7 is devoted to the increasingly
militant roles of females in violent far-right extremism. The
revised chapter 10 starts with the withdrawal of U.S.-led troops
from Afghanistan and an account of total costs spent on the
post-9/11 war against terrorism before discussing the
counterterrorism strategies of presidents G.W. Bush, Obama, Trump,
and Biden. The failures and successes of the U.S. intelligence
community in efforts to prevent terrorism at home with relevant
data and case studies are new features in chapter 12.
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