Author: Christopher C. Harmon File Type: epub From chants and pamphlets to the Internet, terrorist propaganda can be deadly effectivePropaganda used by terrorists and armed groups might not always be the most sophisticated or nuanced form of rhetoric, but with the right mix of emotion and logic it can be extremely effective in motivating supporters and frightening opponents. This book examines how terrorist groups in recent history have used propaganda, and how they had adapted to new communications technologies while retaining useful techniques from the past.Harmon and Bowdish trace how armed groups and terrorists around the globe have honed their messages for maximum impact, both on the communities they hope to persuade to support them and on the official state organs they hope to overthrow. Sometimes both the messages and the techniques are crude others are highly refined, carefully crafted appeals to intellect or emotion, embracing the latest forms of communications technology. Whatever the ideas or methodology, all are intended to use the power of ideas, along with force, to project an image and to communicatenot merely intimidate.The Terrorist Argument uses nine case studies of how armed groups have used communications techniques with varying degrees of success radio, newspapers, song, television, books, e-magazines, advertising, the Internet, and social media. It is fascinating reading for anyone interested in civil conflict, terrorism, communications theory and practice, or world affairs in general.**From the Back CoverFrom chants to pamphlets to the internet, terrorist propaganda can be deadly effectiveThe Terrorist Argument examines how terrorists and armed groups have used communications techniques with varying degrees of success radio, newspapers, voice and song, television, books, e-magazines, advertising, the internet, and social media. Armed groups engaging in terrorism have always relied on media to motivate supporters and frighten opponents, and they have proven adept at adapting to new communications technologies while retaining useful techniques from the past.Here, the authors trace how armed groups and terrorists around the globe have honed their broadcasts for maximum impact on those from whom they seek support and on the official state organs they hope to overthrow. While sometimes crude, the messages and the techniques can also be highly refinedcarefully crafted appeals to intellect or emotion, embracing the latest forms of communications technology.Fascinating reading for anyone interested in civil conflict, terrorism, communications theory and practice, or security studies, The Terrorist Argument helps shed light on the myriad ways terrorist propaganda has become such an effective tool in the digital age.pAbout the AuthorChristopher C. Harmon is a terrorism specialist and held the privately endowed Horner Chair at the Marine Corps University Foundation. He has lectured at INTERPOL headquarters, on Capitol Hill, and at dozens of universities and graduate schools, in the United States and abroad. The lead author or editor of four books on terrorism and counterterrorism, he has published essays in the geopolitics journal Orbis, Strategic Studies Quarterly, and Oxford bibliographies. Randall G. Bowdish is a retired Navy captain who commanded the USS Simpson as part of the George Washington Battle Group when the USS Cole was bombed in Aden. He has lectured at the NATO Center of Excellence for Defense Against Terrorism and the Institute of World Politics and has taught courses on terrorism, irregular warfare, and strategy at the Marine Corps Command and Staff College, University of Nebraska, Nebraska Wesleyan University, and the U.S. Air Force Academy, where he presently teaches. He has published widely on the subject of terrorism.

Author: Christine Froula File Type: pdf I love to think of you, Virginia, as my friend ... pray consider how rare it is to find someone with the same passion for writing, who desires to be scrupulously truthful ... and to give you the freedom of the city without any reserves at all. Katherine Mansfields ardent overture to Virginia Woolf launched a historic friendship of mutual admiration and fascination shot through with wary misunderstandings, rivalry and envy. These comparative essays explore the shared terrain of these modernist women writers and shed new light on their curious & thrilling literary relationship - absorbing, intimate, distant, secretly critical, competitive, sometimes foundering in quicksands - and its profound impact on their creative imaginations. **About the Author Gerri Kimber, Visiting Professor in the Department of English at the University of Northampton, is co-editor of the annual yearbook Katherine Mansfield Studies, and Chair of the Katherine Mansfield Society. A Professor of English at Huntington University, Todd Martins primary areas of interest are twentieth century British and American literature. He has published articles on such varied authors as John Barth, E. E. Cummings, Clyde Edgerton, Julia Alvarez, Edwidge Danticat, Sherwood Anderson, and Katherine Mansfield. Christine Froula is a professor of English, Comparative Literature, and Gender Studies at Northwestern University, a Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge University, and a past president of the International Virginia Woolf Society.

Author: Ronald Carter File Type: pdf The Routledge History of Literature in English covers the main developments in the history of British and Irish literature, with accompanying language notes which explore the interrelationships between language and literature at each stage. With a span from AD 600 to the present day, it emphasises the growth of literary writing, its traditions, conventions and changing characteristics, and includes literature from the margins, both geographical and cultural. Extensive quotations from poetry, prose and drama underpin the narrative. The third edition covers recent developments in literary and cultural theory, and features ul la new chapter on novels, drama and poetry in the 21st centuryl lexamples of analysis of key texts drawn from across the history of British and Irish literature, including material from Chaucer, Shakespeare, John Keats and Virginia Woolf l l an extensive companion website including extra language notes and key text analysis lists of Booker, Costa and Nobel literature prize winners and an A-Z of authors and topics. l l * l ul The Routledge History of Literature in English is an invaluable reference for any student of English literature and language. **

Author: Marc Morris File Type: mobi Medieval Britain was dominated by its kings, and its kings dominated the land with their castles. But what were those castles? Were they fortresses? Palaces? Or symbols of their owners power, and of their right to rule. In this stimulating collection of articles and essays, the best-selling historian and broadcaster Marc Morris answers those fundamental questions - and many more. He explores some of Britains favourite castles, such as Framlingham, Goodrich and Castle Acre, and the castle-building campaigns of famous kings like William the Conqueror and Edward I. And he addresses issues such as the origins of the cult of St George, the changing role of the medieval English earl and the riddle of the Winchester Round Table. Two articles one on Edward Is reputation, another on Lanercost Priory appear here for the first time. Dr Marc Morris is a best-selling historian and broadcaster. In 2003 he presented the six-part TV series Castle and wrote its accompanying book. His other books include a critically acclaimed biography of Edward I, A Great and Terrible King, and a major new history of The Norman Conquest. Praise for Marc Morris Morriss socio-architectural take on the past is a treat (Guardian) Uncommonly good ... a true historian (Allan Massie, Daily Telegraph) Marc Morris makes it look easy he knows instinctively how to tell a good story and strikes a fine balance between the colloquial and the erudite, the wry and the informative (The Times) Insightful, compelling and highly readable (Robyn Young) Marc Morris is a first-rate historian, original and conscientious one of the few people with a doctorate who can communicate to a wide audience. He does not just communicate but enthuses people, and constantly asks new and provocative questions that really make you think (Ian Mortimer) Endeavour Press is the UKs leading publisher of digital books. **