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How Propaganda Works
Hardback Edition: 1
American democracy today is fraught with political campaigns, lobbyists, liberal media, and Fox News commentators, all using language to influence the way people think and reason about public issues. Even so, many believe that propaganda and manipulation aren't problems - not in the way they
were for the totalitarian societies of the mid-20th century. Here, Jason Stanley demonstrates that more attention needs to be paid, examining how propaganda operates subtly, how it undermines democracy - particularly the ideals of democratic deliberation and equality - and how it has damaged democracies of the past.
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Pages : 376
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Publication date : 2015-05
Subjects: Non-fiction, Humanities, Philosophy, Politics, Social & Political Philosophy, Political Science & Theory, Propaganda