Propaganda and Mass Persuasion: A Historical Encyclopedia, 1500 to the Present - Hardcover

Nicholas J. Cull; David Culbert; David Welch

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1576078205 ISBN 13: 9781576078204

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2003

Synopsis

A truly international, authoritative A–Z guide to five centuries of propaganda, in both wartime and peacetime, which covers key moments, techniques, concepts, and some of the most influential propagandists in history.

· 60+ biographical profiles of the masters of mass persuasion, from Joseph Stalin, Joseph Goebbels, and Saddam Hussein to Mohandas Gandhi, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Malcolm X

· Information on dozens of historical and present-day propaganda institutions, including the KGB and the Voice of America

· 20+ of the best-known documents and artifacts of propaganda, such as the film Casablanca and the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin

· Covers five centuries of mass persuasion across the world from the 1500s to current times

About this title

Book Description:

What were the secrets of both Hitler's and Stalin's success? Why did so many Americans approve of Senator Joseph McCarthy? How did FDR maintain his image with the electorate? The answers to these questions can be found in the realm of propaganda: the art of mass political persuasion.

About the Author:

Nicholas J. Cull is professor of American studies and director of the Centre for American Studies at the University of Leicester, Midlands, England.

David Culbert is professor of history at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.

David Welch is professor of modern history and director of the Centre for the Study of Propaganda at University of Kent, Canterbury, England.

About this edition

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1576078205
• ISBN 13: 9781576078204
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 504