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Words Are Weapons

Inside ISIS's Rhetoric of Terror
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Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2017

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The first book to offer a rigorous, sophisticated analysis of ISIS’s rhetoric and why it is so persuasive

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Philippe-Joseph Salazar is Distinguished Professor of Rhetoric in the Faculty of Law at the University of Cape Town and past Director in Rhetoric and Democracy at the Collège International de Philosophie in Paris. In 2008 he received the Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award, the top prize for research on the African continent. In 2015 he received the Prix Bristol des Lumières for the French edition of this book. Dorna Khazeni was a finalist for the PEN USA Translation Award. She has published her translations from French in Vanity Fair, Harper’s, Zoetrope AllStory, The Believer, and elsewhere.

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    Frontmatter

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    Contents

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    Prologue. The Caliphate’s Rhetorical Power

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    One. The Caliph Speaks

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    Two. Naming the Territory of Terror

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    Three. “Terrorism,” Linguistic Subversion

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    Four. Digital Caliphate

    56
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    Five. Strongspeak vs. Weakspeak

    73
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    Six. The Jihadist Aesthetic

    86
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    Seven. Caliphal Feminism

    99
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    Eight. Warrior Virility

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    Nine. Islamic Porno-Politics

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    Ten. Inexplicable Terrorist?

    131
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    Eleven. How Our Discourse on Terror Is Controlled

    146
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    Twelve. Jihadist Populism

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    Thirteen. A Radical Hostility

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    Epilogue. Paris, November 13, 2015: A Comprehensive Lesson in Strategy

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    Notes

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    Index

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