| Propaganda and Conflict: War, Media and Shaping the Twentieth Century Contributor(s): Connelly, Mark (Editor), Fox, Jo (Editor), Schmidt, Ulf (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1788314034 ISBN-13: 9781788314039 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $158.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Propaganda - History | Modern - 20th Century - Political Science | Political Process - Media & Internet |
| Series: International Library of Twentieth Century History |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.52 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Propaganda has always played a key role in shaping attitudes during periods of conflict and the academic study of propaganda, commencing in earnest in 1915, has never really left us. We continue to want to understand propaganda's inner-workings and, in doing so, to control and confine its influence. We remain anxious about pernicious information warfare campaigns, especially those that seemingly endanger liberal democracy or freedom of thought. What are the challenges, then, of studying propaganda studies in the twenty-first century? Much scholarship remains locked into the study of state-led campaigns, however an area of special concern in recent years has been the loss of official control over the basic instruments of mass communication. This has been seen in the rise of 'fake news' and the ability of non-state actors to influence political events. This volume presents the latest research in propaganda studies, featuring contributions from a range of leading scholars and covering the most cutting-edge scholarship in the study of propaganda from World War I to the present. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fox, Jo: - Jo Fox is a Lecturer of European History, at the University of Durham. |