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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451882103321

Titolo

Hypermedia seduction for terrorist recruiting [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Boaz Ganor, Katharina von Knop, and Carlos Duarte

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Washington, DC, : IOS, 2007

ISBN

1-281-02980-7

9786611029807

1-60750-257-7

600-00-0449-4

1-4356-0863-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 p.)

Collana

NATO science for peace and security series. E, Human and societal dynamics, , 1874-6276 ; ; v. 25

Altri autori (Persone)

GanorBoaz

KnopKatharina von

DuarteCarlos A. M

Disciplina

303.6/25

Soggetti

Terrorism and mass media

Psychological warfare

Jihad

Recruiting and enlistment

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Hypermedia Seduction for Terrorist Recruiting, Eilat, Israel, 17-21 September 2006"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Preface; Contents; Understanding Symbolism in Islamic Fundamentalism and the Imagery of Jihad; Radical Islamist Websites - An Overview; Mining the Jihadist Network; The Seductive Web: Technology as a Tool for Persuasion; The Seductive Web: Terrorism, Media and Psychological Effects; Author Index

Sommario/riassunto

Covers topics such as the use of the Internet for psychological warfare in general and for terrorist 'narrow-casting' to specific audiences. This work analyzes terrorist websites in terms of common graphical and linguistic motifs. It discusses different methodologies for targeting different audiences.