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- The Language of Violent Jihad
- The Language of Violent Jihad
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Terrorism and Language
- 3 Collecting and Analysing Extremist Texts
- 4 The In-group
- 5 The Out-group
- 6 The Path of Jihad
- 7 Linguistic Strategies
- 8 Conclusion
- References
- Index
- References
References
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 October 2021
Book contents
- The Language of Violent Jihad
- The Language of Violent Jihad
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Terrorism and Language
- 3 Collecting and Analysing Extremist Texts
- 4 The In-group
- 5 The Out-group
- 6 The Path of Jihad
- 7 Linguistic Strategies
- 8 Conclusion
- References
- Index
- References
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