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Nicholas J. Cull is Professor of Public Diplomacy in the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California.

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Propaganda And Mass Persuasion – A Historical Encyclopedia, 1500 To The Present by Nicholas J. Cull, David Culbert & David Welch is broad surveying of a large portion of the propaganda that has historically taken place the last five centuries or so.

For the record, the book has many other contributors than the ones listed above. The ones listed are only three of the entire group.

In any case, the book is divided alphabetically, which certainly helps, and is footnoted to the hilt, which is greatly appreciated.

Showcased within the book are the smorgasbord of ways propaganda can be used. Common methods such as television, radio, and media are delved into, while also cursory glances are given to posters, leaflets and other tools used historically.

A wide sprinkling of Individuals, methods, movements, ideologies, movies, countries and more are each given a decent gander within the confines of this piece.

Propaganda And Mass Persuasion exegetes the precise historical periods of some of the largest propaganda campaigns that have taken place. From World War 1, to World War 2, Vietnam War, and even many other wars, the book delves into how propaganda played a role in assisting and/or countering an opposing side. Along with this, the book even shows how mass persuasion has been viewed by the establishment, and how it has served a major purpose in pushing particular agendas.

Ultimately, steering vox populi is the main focus of any propagandist, and this book shows why.

In its totality, Propaganda And Mass Persuassion is quite didactic for a neophyte, given its expansive historical range. That said, given the size of the book, it can only really home-in on certain historical applications with great precision. Because of that ome areas were somewhat lacking however.

The data set addressed was rather scholarly, although admittedly from an establishment point of view. Much deeper layers of this topic are only given mere glances, or simply glossed over in their entirety. Simply stated, the book is congealed – or so it feels – to cement official narratives. Giving you enough scholarly data for it to be legitimate, but not following additional published documents/data sets that that would confect a much larger and complete picture.

It is up to the reader to take cognizance in the lacking breadth and scope of the book.

As a starting point, it’s certainly quite superficially comprehensive, and it certainly belongs in a researcher’s library. However, the glaring omission of social engineering – which is propaganda’s ultimate goal – are to be looked at quite askance. That subject alone could be written about at length, and isn’t even given a glance.

If you are a student of propaganda, mind control, social engineering and the like, and happen to get this book, just realize this isn’t the end-all-be-all of sourced material. There are many books by many great people on Amazon, and countless documents published which go into farther depth than this book has. Make sure to spend time and search for those in order widen your repertoire and be more able to keenly ascertain when such tools are being used against you, and your kith and kin.
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ZyPhReX | Jan 5, 2017 |
When I purchased this book (with accompanying dvd and cd)for a course I teach, I never expected to get so much for my money: I've just spent the better part of a day exploring just some of the resources it provides. In one beautifully-produced package, it contains the newly-enhanced "director's cut" of "Alambrista" a wonderful full-length feature film first made in 1977, which is still extremely timely and which I believe everyone in both the U.S. and Mexico should see; on the same dvd, a fine documentary on migrant children ("Children of the Fields") and amazingly substantial interviews with filmmakers, musicians and scholars. PLUS, another cut of the feature film, with a voice-over by the musical director explaining the process of designing the new soundtrack. AND, a separate song-by-song, scene-by-scene view of the music. All that, along with the book, Part One of which explores the historical and political context in well-researched, lively essays by such fine scholars as Albert Camarillo and Teresa Carillo: Part Two offers equally valuable essays on film criticism and analysis as they relate to the project. Every single element is profoundly informative, captivating and stimulating: I learned much more about immigration, border and gender issues, filmmaking and music than I ever expected. I can't wait to share the film, and its multimedia exegesis, with my students -- as well as my colleagues, family and friends. All in all, a treasure trove for anyone wishing to better understand migration in these troubled times.… (lisätietoja)
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