Battles to Bridges: U. S. Strategic Communication and Public Diplomacy after 9/11

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Abstract

Zaharna has done a great service to those interested in international communication, more specifically public diplomacy. Students, international researchers, and public diplomacy practitioners can learn from the book’s documentation of the apparently well intended but flawed mistakes made by some experienced American communicators charged with promoting the U.S. image abroad, especially in the Middle East.