BUNDLE: Martin: Understanding Terrorism, 3e + Tuman: Communicating Terror, 2e

by C. Gus (Augustus) Martin

• ISBN13: 9781412987332
• ISBN10: 1412987334
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2010-09-03
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

Communicating Terror, Second Edition This concise, succinct, and provocative book 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. Understanding Terrorism, Third Edition This text offers a fascinating exploration of contemporary terrorism that helps readers develop the knowledge and skills they need to critically assess terrorism in general and terrorist incidents in particular. Offering new, updated theories and cases, providing coverage of homeland security in the opening chapter and throughout the book, and featuring new and updated photos and tables with a new two-color design, this Third Edition is a one-stop shop for understanding terrorism from a multidisciplinary perspective.