Influencing the Influencers
Regular price
$106.31 USD
Regular price
$118.13 USD
Sale price
$106.31 USD
Unit price
per
You save $11.82 USD (10%)
In stock — Ships within 1–2 business days
Format
Print Book
Currently viewing
Hardcover
$106.31 USD
$118.13 USD
Secure CheckoutYour data is protected
Fast U.S. ShippingShips within 1–2 business days
Authentic Titles100% Genuine Books
Book Overview This rare work is an unorthodox but informed approach to understanding and countering terrorism and insurgency narratives. The author's c...
This rare work is an unorthodox but informed approach to understanding and countering terrorism and insurgency narratives.
The author's candid ethnography of communication and organizational communication in progressive Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia is examined within the communication and deception frameworks of the late American information operations scholar Barton Whaley.
Nearly 20 years ago, the author shadowed progressive Muslim influencers throughout Islamic boarding school or pesantren communities, studying their communication practices. This period was marked by repeated terrorist attacks claiming hundreds of lives throughout Indonesia and dangerous fugitives responsible for those attacks hiding throughout the country. These fugitives grew up in Islamic boarding schools, in some of the very communities and regions these case studies are based in. Many were hiding near those schools while the author was there.
The narratives of the progressive Muslim influencers featured in these ethnographic case studies contrast the narratives of terrorism and insurgency that we might imagine or be familiar with today. What is stark about these case studies are the largely conservative, generational audiences in these Islamic boarding school communities that welcomed many of these progressive narratives, even as more extremist narratives that we might characterize as terrorism and insurgency narratives were projected and shared in these same communities among these same audiences. This work explores how and why those communities responded positively to those influencers.
The processes described in this ethnography of communication have not changed much, other than the projection of those same narratives and communication online in greater content.
This book is useful for both researchers and practitioners in understanding and countering influence, in the context of terrorism and insurgency narratives.
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Pages: 264 | Language: English | Publisher: WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUB CO INC | ISBN: 9819811961
FormatHardcover
Pages264
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9819811961
EAN9789819811960
PublisherWORLD SCIENTIFIC PUB CO INC
Publication Date2025-07-04
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight1.14 Pounds
Length9.0 Inches
Width6.0 Inches
Height0.63 Inches
Shipping & Returns Fast, reliable shipping and easy returns on eligible items.
Most orders ship within 1–2 business days with fast, reliable U.S. delivery.
Eligible items can be returned within 30 days in line with our store return policy.
Why shop with AlbakiReads
Fresh Inventory from Major Publishers
Sourced through trusted book distributors, with fresh titles added regularly.
Secure Checkout
Your payment information is encrypted and protected every step of the way.
Fast U.S. Shipping
Most orders ship within 1–2 business days.
Books for Every Kind of Reader
From page-turners to timeless classics—find your next favorite read.
