Narrative Landmines: Rumors, Islamist Extremism, and the Struggle for Strategic Influence

Contents

contents + Acknowledgments — ix Introduction: Narrative IEDs — 1 1 Rumor Theory: Narrative Systems and Hegemonic Struggles in Contested Populations — 7 2 Rumor Transmediation: Critical Mash-ups and a Singaporean Prison Break — 43 3 Rumor Mosaics: Counterinsurgency Operations in Iraq’s Triangle of Death — 73 4 Whisper Campaigns: State-Sponsored Rumors and the Post-Mortem (De)Construction of an Indonesian Terrorist — 101 5 Coercion and Consent: Narrative Countermeasures in the Battle for “Hearts and Minds” — 135 Glossary — 167 Notes — 173 Selected Bibliography — 193 Index — 197 ...