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How Propaganda Works
Jason Stanley
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Description for How Propaganda Works
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 259 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
Our democracy today is fraught with political campaigns, lobbyists, liberal media, and Fox News commentators, all using language to influence the way we think and reason about public issues. Even so, many of us believe that propaganda and manipulation aren't problems for us--not in the way they were for the totalitarian societies of the mid-twentieth century. In How Propaganda Works, Jason Stanley demonstrates that more attention needs to be paid. He examines 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. Focusing on the shortcomings ... Read more
Our democracy today is fraught with political campaigns, lobbyists, liberal media, and Fox News commentators, all using language to influence the way we think and reason about public issues. Even so, many of us believe that propaganda and manipulation aren't problems for us--not in the way they were for the totalitarian societies of the mid-twentieth century. In How Propaganda Works, Jason Stanley demonstrates that more attention needs to be paid. He examines 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. Focusing on the shortcomings ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
439g
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691173429
SKU
V9780691173429
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About Jason Stanley
Jason Stanley is the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. He is the author of Knowledge and Practical Interests, Language in Context, and Know How.
Reviews for How Propaganda Works
Winner of the 2016 PROSE Award in Philosophy, Association of American Publishers Provides valuable insights into an important and timely subject.
Michiko Kakutani, New York Times Book Review [T]he book crackles with brilliant insights and erudition, while also managing to explain the arcane preoccupations of analytic philosophy in a way that's accessible to a wider audience.
-Bookforum ... Read more
Michiko Kakutani, New York Times Book Review [T]he book crackles with brilliant insights and erudition, while also managing to explain the arcane preoccupations of analytic philosophy in a way that's accessible to a wider audience.
-Bookforum ... Read more