"Beyond anything we have ever seen": beheading videos and the visibility of violence in the war against ISIS
This article examines the role of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria's (ISIS's) beheading videos in the United Kingdom and the United States. These videos are highly illustrative demonstrations of the importance of visual imagery and visual media in contemporary warfare. By functioning as...
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Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2015
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International affairs
Year: 2015, Volume: 91, Issue: 4, Pages: 725-746 |
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B Terrorism B Violence B Dschihadismus B Communication policy B Religion B Regional conflict B Effects B Warfare B Video recording B Security policy B Syria B Bedrohungsvorstellung B Militancy B Great Britain B Collective security B Islam B Fundamentalism B Development B Effect B Propaganda B Tendency B Iraq B Information policy |