1st Edition

Understanding Spanish Jihadist Terrorism The Ideology Behind the Metaphors

By Carlos Yebra López Copyright 2025
210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

This book offers the first systematic account in English of the Spanish mass press coverage of ‘jihadist terrorist’ attacks in contemporary Spain. Drawing upon a critical analysis of the ‘Spanish Transition to Democracy’ (1975–82) and ‘War on Terror’ narratives, it examines the ideology underlying the metaphors used in the Spanish mainstream press coverage of the terrorist attacks in Madrid... Read more

1 Introduction: Theoretical Framework, Methodology, and Chapters  Part I Contextualisation  2 Spanish ‘Terrorism’ since the ‘Transition to Democracy'  Part II Critical Metaphor Analysis  3 The 2004 Madrid Attacks: The Bombings, the Perpetrators, and the ‘Victims’  4 The 2004 Madrid Attacks: Reactions, Demonstrations, ‘Elections,’ and the ‘Constitution’  5 The 2017 Barcelona Attacks: The Hit and Run, the Perpetrators, and the ‘Victims’  6 The 2017 Barcelona Attacks: Reactions, Mourning, Spanish ‘Democracy,’ and Catalan Independence  7 Conclusion: Main Findings and Future Avenues for Research

Biography

Carlos Yebra López is an Assistant Professor in Spanish Linguistics at California State University, Fullerton, USA. He has a PhD from New York University and is co-editor of Methodologies in Critical Terrorism Studies (2024).