Weapons of Mass Persuasion by Bruce Gronbeck, Lynda Lee Kaid,... - 9781433101984

Weapons of Mass PersuasionStrategic Communication to Combat Violent Extremism\nAuthor(s): Bruce Gronbeck, Lynda Lee Kaid, Steven R. Corman, Angela Trethewey, H.L. Goodall Jr.\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc, United States\nImprint: Peter Lang Publishing Inc\nISBN-13: 9781433101984, 978-1433101984\nSynopsis\nComplementing and extending scholarship in three areas terrorism; the media, mediated representations, and propaganda in contemporary culture; and the political and diplomatic environment post-9/11 this book articulates the role of human communication in the war of ideas. Drawing on contemporary research from a variety of disciplines, this book offers analyses and recommendations for people to make use of informed, inspired, and ethical communication to counter ideological support for terrorism and to promote more effective public diplomacy. \n This is the first book to apply human communication concepts and theories and to offer potential solutions to .