Propaganda Four-Volume Set Edition Contributor(s): Baines, Paul (Editor), O′shaughnessy, Nicholas (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1446255956 ISBN-13: 9781446255957 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $1306.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Propaganda - Social Science |
Dewey: 303.375 |
LCCN: 2012934163 |
Series: Sage Library of Military and Strategic Studies |
Physical Information: 5.1" H x 6.8" W x 9.9" (6.85 lbs) 1448 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This timely four-volume set brings much needed clarity and context to the subject, leading the reader through its historic origins, its military uses, and the modern means by which it is manifested. Specifically - through a carefully selected collection of seminal and influential articles - the editors seek to demystify the topic of propaganda and explain how it works on the human psyche. Framed by an introduction written by two of the field′s leading voices, this set is organized to provide the reader with a solid and detailed grounding in all aspects of the subject, past and present. |
Contributor Bio(s): O'Shaughnessy, Nicholas: - Nicholas O'Shaughnessy is Professor of Communication at Queen Mary, University of London. He holds degrees from London, Oxford, Columbia and Cambridge Universities. Nicholas' research focus is on political marketing and propaganda, and he is the author and co-author of numerous journal articles and a Senior Editor of the Journal of Political Marketing. Nicholas is the author of two classic texts in the field of political marketing, The Phenomenon of Political Marketing and Propaganda and Politics: Weapons of Mass Seduction. Nicholas is a Quondam Fellow of Hughes Hall, Cambridge University, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts |