Conflict Propaganda in Syria: Narrative Battles [Paperback]

Part I: Introduction  1. War, Media, and Global Crises  Part II: Competing Narratives  2. Binary Narratives (1-5)  3. Binary Narratives (6-11)  Part III: Mainstream Narratives  4. Extended Arab Spring  5. Reckless Interventions  6. Neither Idealism, nor Realism  Part IV: Counter Narratives  7. Imperial Blowback  8. Salafist Revolt  Part V: Institutions of Interventionist Propaganda  9. Compromised Sources: States, Activists and Correspondents  10. Imperial Journalism: The Case of Marie Colvin  11. Compromised Sources: Government-Funded Non-Government Organizations  12. Chemical Weapons and the Collapse of Institutional Credibility: Aleppo and East Ghouta  13. Chemical Weapons and the Collapse of Institutional Credibility: Khan Shaykhoun and Dhouma  Part VI: Long Tail to Conclusion  14. From Long Tail to Long Tale  15. Conclusion

This book investigates rival narratives about the conflict in Syria from 2011 onwards.

Oliver Boyd-Barrett is Professor Emeritus of Bowling Green State University, USA, and of California State Polytechnic University, USA. He teaches at California State University, Channel Islands.

This book investigates rival narratives about the conflict in Syria from 2011 onwards.

It examines the starkly different narratives about the Syrian conflict told by mainly Western mainstream and alternative media, and contrasts these narratives with the equally polarized but more nuanced narratives of mainly Western scholars and long-form journalists. Differences of narrative concerning the conflict include: what is deemed relevant context in tryilã,