Propaganda and the ethics of persuasion /
Marlin, Randal, 1938-
Propaganda and the ethics of persuasion / Propaganda & the ethics of persuasion Randal Marlin. - 2nd ed. - Ontario : Buffalo (NY) : Broadview, 2013. - 368 p. ; 23 cm. - Broadview guides to business and professional ethics .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-354) and index.
1. Why study propaganda? --
2. History of propaganda --
3. Propaganda technique: an analysis --
4. Ethics and propaganda --
5. Advertising and public relations ethics --
6. Freedom of expression: some classical arguments --
7. The question of controls --
8. Propaganda, democracy and the internet.
It develops a sophisticated account of propaganda and its intriguing history. It begins with a brief overview of Western propaganda, including Ancient Greek theories of rhetoric, and traces propaganda's development through the Christian era, the rise of the nation-state, World War I, Nazism, Communism, and the present day. The core of the book examines the ethical implications of various forms of persuasion, not only hate propaganda but also insidious elements of more generally acceptable communication such as advertising, public relations, and government information, setting these in the context of freedom of expression.
9781554810918
Propaganda
Persuasion (Psychology)
303.375
Propaganda and the ethics of persuasion / Propaganda & the ethics of persuasion Randal Marlin. - 2nd ed. - Ontario : Buffalo (NY) : Broadview, 2013. - 368 p. ; 23 cm. - Broadview guides to business and professional ethics .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-354) and index.
1. Why study propaganda? --
2. History of propaganda --
3. Propaganda technique: an analysis --
4. Ethics and propaganda --
5. Advertising and public relations ethics --
6. Freedom of expression: some classical arguments --
7. The question of controls --
8. Propaganda, democracy and the internet.
It develops a sophisticated account of propaganda and its intriguing history. It begins with a brief overview of Western propaganda, including Ancient Greek theories of rhetoric, and traces propaganda's development through the Christian era, the rise of the nation-state, World War I, Nazism, Communism, and the present day. The core of the book examines the ethical implications of various forms of persuasion, not only hate propaganda but also insidious elements of more generally acceptable communication such as advertising, public relations, and government information, setting these in the context of freedom of expression.
9781554810918
Propaganda
Persuasion (Psychology)
303.375