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Conflict Propaganda in Syria: Narrative Battles book cover

1st Edition

Conflict Propaganda in Syria Narrative Battles

By Oliver Boyd-Barrett Copyright 2022
320 Pages
by Routledge

320 Pages
by Routledge

320 Pages
by Routledge
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This book investigates rival narratives about the conflict in Syria from 2011 onwards. It examines the starkly different narratives about the Syrian conflict told by mainly Western mainstream and alternative media, and contrasts these narratives with the equally polarized but more nuanced narratives of mainly Western scholars and long-form journalists. Differences of narrative concerning the... Read more

Part I: Introduction

1. War, Media, and Global Crises

Part II: Competing Narratives

2. Binary Narratives (1-5)

3. Binary Narratives (6-11)

Part III: Mainstream Narratives

4. Extended Arab Spring

5. Reckless Interventions

6. Neither Idealism, nor Realism

Part IV: Counter Narratives

7. Imperial Blowback

8. Salafist Revolt

Part V: Institutions of Interventionist Propaganda

9. Compromised Sources: States, Activists and Correspondents

10. Imperial Journalism: The Case of Marie Colvin

11. Compromised Sources: Government-Funded "Non-Government" Organizations

12. Chemical Weapons and the Collapse of Institutional Credibility: Aleppo and East Ghouta

13. Chemical Weapons and the Collapse of Institutional Credibility: Khan Shaykhoun and Dhouma

Part VI: Long Tail to Conclusion

14. From Long Tail to Long Tale

15. Conclusion

Biography

Oliver Boyd-Barrett is Professor Emeritus of Bowling Green State University, USA, and of California State Polytechnic University, USA. He teaches at California State University, Channel Islands.

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