{"product_id":"the-terrorist-image-charlie-winter-9780197659663","title":"The Terrorist Image: Decoding the Islamic State's Photo-Propaganda","description":"The summer of 2014--when the Islamic State seized Mosul, Iraq's second city; captured vast swathes of eastern Syria; and declared itself a latter-day Caliphate--marked a turning point in the history of photography, one that pushed its already contested relationship with reality to its very limits. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUniquely obsessed with narrative, image management and branding, the Islamic State used cameras as weapons in its formative years as a Caliphate. The tens of thousands of propaganda photographs captured during this time were used to denote policy, to navigate through defeat and, perhaps most importantly, to construct an impossible reality: a totalizing image-world of Salafi-Jihadist symbols and myths. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on a deep examination of the 20,000 photographs Charlie Winter collected from the Islamic State's covert networks online in 2017, this book explores the process by which the Caliphate shook the foundations of modern war photography. Focusing on the period in which it was at its strongest, Winter identifies the implicit value systems that underpinned the Caliphate's ideological appeal, and evaluates its uniquely malign contribution to the history of the photographic image. \u003cem\u003eThe Terrorist Image\u003c\/em\u003e travels to the heart of what made the Islamic State tick during its prime, providing unique insights into its global appeal and mobilization successes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charlie Winter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197659667\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197659663\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.40w x 1.30d","brand":"Charlie Winter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44072166686975,"sku":"9780197659663","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2f8093f0-094d-4d2f-b3af-ee4110d8a58a.jpg?v=1685440350","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-terrorist-image-charlie-winter-9780197659663","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}