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Propaganda and mass persuasion: a historical encyclopedia, 1500 to the present

By Nicholas J. Cull , David Culbert , David Welch

Book information

Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Year
2003
ISBN
1576078205, 9781576078204, 157607434X, 9781576074343
LCC
HM1231.C85 2003
Google Books ID
Byzv7rf6gL8C
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6275445 bytes)
Pages
479\504
Topic
History
Library
Great Science Textbooks DVD Library 2007
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2009-10-26 04:07:46
Исторические дисциплины;Всемирная история;Энциклопсловарисправочники;Энциклопедии

Description

This fascinating survey provides a comprehensive introduction to propaganda, its changing nature, its practitioners, and its impact on the past five centuries of world history. Written by leading experts, it covers the masters of the art from Joseph Goebbels to Mohandas Gandhi and examines enormously influential works of persuasion such as Uncle Tom's Cabin, techniques such as films and posters, and key concepts like black propaganda and brainwashing.Case studies reveal the role of mass persuasion during the Reformation, and wars throughout history. Regional studies cover propaganda superpowers, such as Russia, China, and the United States, as well as little-known propaganda campaigns in Southeast Asia, Ireland, and Scandinavia. The book traces the evolution of propaganda from the era of printed handbills to computer fakery, and profiles such brilliant practitioners of the art as Third Reich film director Leni Riefenstahl and 19th-century cartoonist Thomas Nast, whose works helped to bring the notorious Boss Tweed to justice.

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