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| Verlag | Princeton University Press |
| Auflage | 2016 |
| Seiten | 376 |
| Format | 16,2 x 21,5 x 2,2 cm |
| Gewicht | 438 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 0691173427 |
| EAN | 9780691173429 |
| Bestell-Nr | 69117342EA |
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. How Propaganda Works shows that an understanding of propaganda and its mechanisms is essential for the preservation and protection of liberal democracies everywhere.
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"How Propaganda Works deserves huge praise and should be read by anyone who cares about politics and language. Its trove of tools and insights is impossible to completely summarise here."--The National
