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[2019]
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"Reflecting the remarkable changes in the world of propaganda due to the increasing use of social media, this updated Seventh Edition provides a systematic introduction to the increasingly complex world of propaganda. Viewing propaganda as a form of communication, the authors help you understand information and persuasion so you can understand the characteristics of propaganda and how it works as a communication process. Providing provocative case...
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"In this pathbreaking book, Robert Parkinson argues that to unify the patriot side, political and communications leaders linked British tyranny to colonial prejudices, stereotypes, and fears about insurrectionary slaves and violent Indians. Manipulating newspaper networks, Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, and their fellow agitators broadcast stories of British agents inciting African Americans and Indians to take up arms against the American...
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Meerloo began to study the methods by which systematic mental pressure brings people to abject submission, and by which totalitarians imprint their subjective "truth" on their victims' minds. In "The Rape of the Mind" he goes far beyond the direct military implications of mental torture to describing how our own culture unobtrusively shows symptoms of pressurizing people's minds. He presents a systematic analysis of the methods of brainwashing and...
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"Propaganda Unveiled" is not just a book; it's a journey into the shadows of information manipulation. In this eye-opening exploration, we delve into the intricate world of propaganda techniques, lifting the veil on the strategies that shape public opinion and control narratives. From the subtle nuances of media manipulation to the psychology behind deceptive messaging, this book serves as a guide for readers seeking to decipher the hidden forces...
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[2017]
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Kevin Young traces the history of the hoax as a peculiarly American phenomenon, examining what motivates hucksters and makes people so gullible. He chronicles how Barnum came to fame by displaying figures like Joice Heth, a black woman whom he pretended was the 161-year-old nursemaid to George Washington, and What Is It?, an African American man Barnum professed was a newly discovered missing link in evolution.
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Did you know that FBI agents knew all details of September 11 in advance, including the date, the targets, the means, the perpetrators? Did you know that their hierarchy forbade them to warn the public under threat of prosecution?
Did you know that the FBI lost, manipulated, and even made disappear, evidence of what really happened?
And that is only the beginning of this book.
The time for an independent investigation on 9/11 and the FBI's (mis)conduct...
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[2020]
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"Despite all the attention paid to it, the problem of online disinformation is only getting worse. Social media may well play a role in the 2020 presidential election and other major political events. But that doesn't begin to describe what future propaganda will look like. As Samuel Woolley shows, we will soon be navigating new technologies such as human-like automated voice systems, machine learning, "deepfake" AI-edited videos and images, interactive...
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In this characteristically turbocharged new book, celebrated Rolling Stone journalist Matt Taibbi provides an insider's guide to the variety of ways today's mainstream media tells us lies. Part tirade, part confessional, it reveals that what most people think of as "the news" is, in fact, a twisted wing of the entertainment business. In the Internet age, the press have mastered the art of monetizing anger, paranoia, and distrust. Taibbi, who has spent...
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Essays spanning three decades-reflective yet contemporary, philosophical and practical-address human nature and environmental ethics; personal and metapolitical intention; radical insight and live freedom in thought, emotion and action. While it might be said that everything pre-2020 is irrelevant in the light of our global paradigm shift, it is important to recognize both the long history of our present oppression, and the more ancient tradition...
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We are living through an upheaval of such historic proportions that it's hard to know if we were giving birth to a new and wonderful world or actually destroying all that we have known as good, true, and beautiful. But what's behind it all? Is the catastrophic fallout of the global COVID-19 pandemic response simply the result of well-intentioned overcorrection to a mysterious and fearsome disease we believed would mercilessly claim the lives of millions?...
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While short in words, Discourse on Voluntary Servitude speaks volumes to all those who value liberty on all levels, but who are currently trapped in the yoke of oppression by the many tyrants in every government and institution. This book may be considered the flip-side to Machiavelli's The Prince, which teaches would-be dictators how to acquire and maintain power over people and institutions.
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La esencia de la comunicación consiste en algo tan mágico como trasladar una idea que existe en nuestra mente a la de otra persona. Y si lo que queremos es persuadir a alguien, tenemos que hacer un esfuerzo para lograr algo aún más parecido a la magia, que es conseguir que ese pensamiento surja en la cabeza de nuestro interlocutor como algo natural, sin que sea percibida cualquier intervención externa.
De esto trata este libro sorprendente en...
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The best propaganda is made by the best artists. Posters have to be sharp, attractive and to the point, as well as exploiting ancient prejudices using techniques that sway opinion. They are designed to be understood in the blink of an eye from a distance of at least six feet and, if they don't appeal directly to the emotions, they should immediately be torn up and thrown away.
This book features propaganda posters and cartoons by some of the world's...
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In the early days of the pandemic, I knew that something was seriously wrong, but I couldn't put my finger on it. I kept thinking, "I've seen this before" and, "I know this." It took several months before I made the connection. This is industrial strength mind control. Once I realized that, the bulk of my anxiety vanished because, in a way, I knew what was going on and I was no longer afraid of it. I still didn't know where we were going, but I had...
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La astucia y las competencias comunicativas seguramente ayudan a encontrar el camino más corto para llegar al corazón del elector. La verdad es que este tesoro a menudo no se comprende, intercambiando la política por la comunicación política. Así, nos encontramos personajes faltos de contenidos serios, incluso a menudo desinteresados en los contenidos serios, pero muy hábiles en la persuasión de masas. No importa lo que sea verdad, o lo que...
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"Winner of the 2018 Legacy Award, Presidents and Executive Politics Section of the American Political Science Association" Jeffrey K. Tulis teaches in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. His books include Legacies of Losing in American Politics. Russell Muirhead is the Robert Clements Professor of Democracy and Politics at Dartmouth College.
Modern presidents regularly appeal over the heads of Congress to the people...
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As flagship of the American news media, the New York Times is the world's most powerful news outlet. With thousands of reporters covering events from all corners of the globe, the Times has the power to influence wars, foment revolution, shape economies and change the very nature of our culture. It doesn't just cover the news: it creates it.
The Gray Lady Winked pulls back the curtain on this illustrious institution to reveal a quintessentially human...
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Putin, NATO & NovichokWas the Salisbury poisoning a catalyst for war?The poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal in Salisbury, England on March 4th, 2018 set off a war of words between Putin's Russia and the UK Government. As events continue to unravel this short current affairs report delves into the details behind Putin's Russia and the propaganda push from both sides.Putin's resurgence, wars and the dealing of 'traitors'What happened in...
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Hugo H. Dorzel is misogynistic, xenophobic, foulmouthed, ill-tempered, oversexed, and a pathological liar. He is also the President of the United States-and the best friend the Russians have ever had in the White House. But, Dorzel faces a serious reelection challenge and, despite unleashing a tsunami of disinformation about his opponent, the Russians seem unable to prevent his campaign from falling further and further behind. Cybersleuth Will Manningham...
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