{"title":"Propaganda","description":"\u003cp\u003ePropaganda books examine how information is crafted and distributed to influence opinions, beliefs, and behavior in society. This subject within political science explores the mechanics behind messaging, persuasion techniques, and the impact of propaganda campaigns across history and contemporary contexts. Readers gain insights into case studies, theoretical frameworks, and the ethical debates surrounding the use of propaganda in political movements and media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo focus your research within propaganda studies, consider distinctions such as state vs. non-state propaganda, wartime messaging, or digital-era influence techniques. Comparing works on traditional propaganda with those addressing modern communication platforms helps highlight persistent themes as well as emerging challenges in shaping public perception. Navigating this category allows a deeper understanding of how information and narrative control affect political life.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"gaddafis-the-green-book-9781541241312-new","title":"Gaddafi's \"The Green Book\"","description":"\u003cb\u003e This edition has sold over 2000 copies!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the only authorized and official English translation of the Green Book which was distributed globally by the Gaddafi regime. The Green Book is a short book setting out the political philosophy of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The book was first published in 1975. It is said to have been inspired in part by The Little Red Book (Quotations from Chairman Mao). Both were widely distributed both inside and outside their country of origin, and \"written in a simple, understandable style with many memorable slogans.\" During the Libyan Civil War, copies of the book were burned by anti-Gaddafi demonstrators.","brand":"CREATESPACE","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":51577976520994,"sku":"9781541241312-new","price":12.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/4755\/5618\/files\/9781541241312.jpg?v=1777399246"},{"product_id":"propaganda-9780970312594-new","title":"Propaganda","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Bernays' honest and practical manual provides much insight into some of the most powerful and influential institutions of contemporary industrial state capitalist democracies.\"--\u003cb\u003eNoam Chomsky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country.\"--\u003cb\u003eEdward Bernays\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA seminal and controversial figure in the history of political thought and public relations, Edward Bernays (1891-1995), pioneered the scientific technique of shaping and manipulating public opinion, which he famously dubbed \"engineering of consent.\" \u003c\/b\u003eDuring World War I, he was an integral part of the U.S. Committee on Public Information (CPI), a powerful propaganda apparatus that was mobilized to package, advertise and sell the war to the American people as one that would \"Make the World Safe for Democracy.\" The CPI would become the blueprint in which marketing strategies for future wars would be based upon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBernays applied the techniques he had learned in the CPI and, incorporating some of the ideas of Walter Lipmann, as well as his uncle, Sigmund Freud, became an outspoken proponent of propaganda as a tool for democratic and corporate manipulation of the population. His 1928 bombshell \u003ci\u003ePropaganda\u003c\/i\u003e lays out his eerily prescient vision for using propaganda to regiment the collective mind in a variety of areas, including government, politics, art, science and education. To read this book today is to frightfully comprehend what our contemporary institutions of government and business have become in regards to organized manipulation of the masses.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IG PUB","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":52605570384162,"sku":"9780970312594-new","price":14.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/4755\/5618\/files\/9780970312594.jpg?v=1790042909"},{"product_id":"propaganda-9781998050123-new","title":"Propaganda","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bernays' honest and practical manual provides much insight into some of the most powerful and influential institutions of contemporary industrial state capitalist democracies.\"-Noam Chomsky\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country.\"-Edward Bernays\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward Bernays, a significant and controversial figure in political thought and public relations, pioneered a scientific method called \"engineering of consent.\" During World War I, he played a crucial role in the U.S. Committee on Public Information (CPI), a powerful propaganda machine that packaged and sold the war to Americans as a way to \"Make the World Safe for Democracy.\" The CPI's strategies became the blueprint for future war marketing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBernays later applied these techniques, influenced by Walter Lipmann and his uncle Sigmund Freud, advocating for propaganda as a tool to manipulate both democracy and corporate interests. His 1928 book, *Propaganda*, eerily predicted how propaganda could shape collective thinking across government, politics, art, science, and education. Reading it today reveals how our contemporary institutions use organized manipulation to influence the masses. In this influential work, Bernays explored the psychology behind mass manipulation, including the use of symbolic action and propaganda, which we now refer to as \"branding.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STANFORDPUB COM","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":67420159836450,"sku":"9781998050123-new","price":12.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/4755\/5618\/files\/9781998050123.jpg?v=1790905825"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.albakireads.com\/collections\/political-science-propaganda.oembed","provider":"AlbakiReads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}