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This is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality

By Peter Pomerantsev

Book information

Publisher
Faber Faber
Year
2019
ISBN
0571338658, 9780571338658
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
462 kB (472764 bytes)
Edition
ebook
Pages
0\0
Time added
2019-08-20 00:08:54

Description

A head-spinning journey through the new world of disinformation, from one of its most adventurous and brilliant chroniclers Perhaps the most important global trend of the last few years has been the rise--and transformation--of information warfare. In the digital age, real military engagement matters less than how it is broadcast. The result is a constant deluge of lies, shock humor, absurdity, and fear-mongering--a circus atmosphere created to disorient us and undermine our sense of truth. This is Not Propagandais a Thomas Pynchon-like journey behind the enemy lines of the endless, multinational information war. In his signature style--by turns analytical, poetic, lurid, and funny--disinformation expert Peter Pomerantsev explores the contours of this new global order. He learns information tactics from protesters in Serbia, narco-warlords in Mexico, Fox News hosts in America, and the KGB officers who forced his own family into exile. As he takes in these surreal yet important lessons, Pomerantsev ultimately looks to the future, envisioning what a better form of democracy might look like. This is a necessary book for navigating our new reality.

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