Selling terror: a multidimensional analysis of the Islamic State's recruitment propaganda.
The Islamic State (ISIS) early became infamous for its broadcasts of extreme violence. However, within months, the group's initially dominant images of combat and executions had been subsumed into a broader propaganda platform more focused on state-building and community engagement. Drawing on a clo...
| Publicado en: | Australian Journal of International Affairs Vol. 76; no. 2; pp. 194 - 219 |
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