CONTENTS

INTRODUCTIONThe Romance of Dissent

CHAPTER ONEProtest and the Media: A Brief History

CHAPTER TWOOxygen for Terrorists

CHAPTER THREEThe Business of Bad Publicity

CHAPTER FOURThe Political Spectacle

CHAPTER FIVEThe Stylish Kids in the Riot

CHAPTER SIXPopulist Dissent

CHAPTER SEVENNarcissists with Bombs

CHAPTER EIGHTShock and Awe: Performativity, Machismo and ISIS

CHAPTER NINEClandestine Dissent

CHAPTER TENTurning the Camera

CHAPTER ELEVENBeyond Martyrs and Terrorists

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Acknowledgments