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Anthony Pratkanis, Elliot Aronson, Age of Propaganda: The Everyday Use
and Abuse of Persuasion, Owl Books, 2001
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solid book on many different elements of propaganda from well-known
academics. Something of a text-book on the subject.
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Jacques Ellul, Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes,
Vintage Books, 1973
One
of the classics, originally published in 1965. Detailed and analytic,
it covers the piste well and points are still relevant today.
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Noam Chomsky, Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of
Propaganda, Seven Stories Press, 2002
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brief but illuminating text from this well-known commentator. The
entanglement of the US government and media is the topic here. Scary stuff.
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Sheldon Rampton, John Stauber, Weapons of Mass Deception: The Uses of
Propaganda in Bush's War on Iraq, Constable & Robinson, 2003
Ignore the cartoons the cover and look deeper into this well-researched
book. Limited to the Iraq war but nevertheless, assuming that it is
all true, it shows the astonishing lengths some governments will go
(especially in wartime) to 'change minds'.
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Howard Blue, Words at War: World War II Era Radio Drama and the Postwar
Broadcasting Industry Blacklist, Scarecrow Press, 2002
A definitive book on American radio propaganda during and after WW2,
including the Hollywood blacklist period. Well-researched and detailed.
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