Download Taliban Narratives PDF

2017
Title Taliban Narratives
Authors
Genres Asian History Books Afghan War Books Islamic Studies Books
Publisher Hurst
ISBN 9781849048439
"Why has the Taliban been so much more effective in presenting messages that resonate with the Afghan population than the United States, the Afghan Government and their allies? This book, based on years of field research and the assessment of hundreds of original source materials, examines the information operations and related narratives of Afghan insurgents, especially the Afghan Taliban, and investigates how the Taliban has won the information war. Taliban messaging, wrapped in the narrative of jihad, is both to the point and in tune with the target audiences it wishes to influence. On the other hand, the United States and its Kabul allies committed a basic messaging blunder, failing to present narratives that spoke to or, often, were even understood by their target audiences. Thomas Johnson systematically explains why the United States lost this 'battle of the story' in Afghanistan, and argues that this defeat may have lost the U.S. the entire war, despite its conventional and technological superiority."--Cover flap.
More Books You May Like
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
Rick Riordan

"Three new heroes. One missing demigod. A curse that threatens to destroy them all . . . 'What do you want from me?' she...

Island of the Blue Dolphins
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Scott O'Dell

In the Pacific there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it, blue dolphins swim, o...

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
J. K. Rowling

Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, a new play by Jack Thorne, Harry Potter an...

How Emotions Are Made
How Emotions Are Made
Lisa Feldman Barrett

By the deepest thinker about this topic since Darwin' Daniel Gilbert, author of the bestseller Stumbling on Happiness'Fa...

Head First Design Patterns
Head First Design Patterns
Eric Freeman

You're not alone. At any given moment, somewhere in the world someone struggles with the same software design problems y...