Propaganda : power and persuasion /

Welch, David, 1950-

Propaganda : power and persuasion / David Welch. - London : The British Library , 2013 - vi, 210 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

'A much maligned and misunderstood word' : a brief history of propaganda -- 'One people, one nation, one leader' : the propaganda of nationhood and leadership -- 'Your country needs you' : the propaganda of war -- 'Trap your germs!' : propaganda as public information -- 'Know your enemy' : case studies in negative propaganda -- 'We are all Americans now'? : propaganda in the 21st century.

Published to accompany a major exhibition of the British Library, Propaganda is all around us, used to promote a sense of common cause and belonging, change behaviour or influence ideas, as well as to mislead, deceive, even destroy. Perhaps the greatest and most sophisticated exponent of propaganda is the modern state.

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Propaganda--History.
Propaganda--Historia.
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HM 263 / W439p 2013