Force of Words
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Joseph M. Brown
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Joseph M. Brown is an excellent terrorism scholar. He has found an area of terrorism that is both fundamental to the subject and yet largely unaddressed in the academic literature. Force of Words offers the first unified theoretical account of terrorist threats in the world.
John Horgan, author of The Psychology of Terrorism:
Terrorism has always been about more than violence. It involves projecting the constant threat of that violence. In this superb book, Brown explores the warnings, pledges, hoaxes, and bluffs that prove terrorists know just how much power and control lie in their use of language. Force of Words is a remarkable, innovative resource for students and practitioners of counterterrorism worldwide.
Peter Krause, author of Rebel Power: Why National Movements Compete, Fight, and Win:
Brown offers the first comprehensive scholarly study of how terrorists use words to coerce, warn, inspire fear, legitimate, negotiate, and ultimately change the perceptions and behavior of governments and the general public. His rich case studies combine impressive fieldwork and sophisticated quantitative analysis to skillfully explain the threats of some of the world’s most prominent terrorist organizations.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction
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1. Threats: A Theoretical Framework
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2. The Provisional IRA: A Full Spectrum of Threats
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3. ETA and the Tamil Tigers: Comparable Threats for Social Control and Negotiation; Contrasting Threats for Legitimacy, Disruption, and Advantage
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4. The MRTA and the Shining Path: Common Enemy; Virtually No Threat in Common
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5. The Taliban, ISIL, and Boko Haram: Comparable Threats for Social Control; Contrasting Threats for Legitimacy, Negotiation, Aggrandizement, and Advantage
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6. Quantitative Analysis: When to Expect Truthful Warnings
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Conclusion
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Appendix
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Notes
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Bibliography
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Index
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