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Propaganda and Mass Persuasion: A Historical Encyclopedia, 1500 to the Present

Propaganda and Mass Persuasion: A Historical Encyclopedia, 1500 to the Present

Welch, David
Cull, Nicholas John
Culbert, David

Hardcover

General Political ScienceGeneral SociologyGeneral World History

ISBN10: 1576078205
ISBN13: 9781576078204
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: Jul 15 2003
Pages: 504
Weight: 2.30
Height: 1.27 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.44
Language: English

A truly international, authoritative A-Z guide to five centuries of propaganda, in both wartime and peacetime, which covers key moments, techniques, concepts, and some of the most influential propagandists in history.

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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