Global Terrorism and New Media: The Post-Al Qaeda Generation (Media, War and Security)
'This book is highly recommended for students of terrorism and those who wish to expand their knowledge of publicly available extremist thought and possible solutions to its propagation.' -Maj. Charles Jack, Centre of Excellence Defence Against Terrorism Newsletter, April-May-June 2012'Philip Seib and Dana Janbek dissect the most dramatically changed environmental feature that today’s terrorists exploit for propaganda, recruitment, information, and the expansion of their international reach: the new global media and communication systems and how they have shaped the communication strategies of terrorist organizations, most of all Al Qaeda and like-minded groups. While an essential resource for students of terrorism and counterterrorism, the book is accessible for general readers as well. I recommend it highly.' - Brigitte Nacos, Columbia University'This book is a must-read for scholars and students of terrorism and counterterrorism studies, media and communication studies, as well as military and government officials who have the responsibility of keeping their country safe from terrorists.' - Terrorism and Political Violence, 23(2)'Global Terrorism and New Mediais a fascinating read and of benefit to anyone involved in terror prevention, security studies, or political science.' -Ben Rothke, Security Management'The strength of this book lies in its thorough analysis, description, and examples to support its claims. The authors do an excellent job of providing a "no non-sense" interpretation of the concept of contemporary terrorism [...]This book is a must read for scholars and students of terrorism and counterterrorism studies, media and communication studies, as well as military and government officials who have the responsibility of keeping their country safe from terrorists.' -Terrorism and Political Violence, Volume 23, Issue 2April 2011 , 314'Global Terrorism and New Mediais a fascinating read and of benefit to anyone involved in terror prevention, security studies, or political science.' -Ben Rothke,Security Management online"A comprehensive account of how terrorist groups use the Internet’s new media by examining the content of their websites, including their extremist television programs." -Joshua Sinai, ‘Terrorism Bookshelf: Top 150 Books on Terrorism and Counterterrorism’, Perspectives on Terrorism, Vol. 6, No. 2 (2012)