Propaganda, power and persuasion : from World War I to WikiLeaks / edited by David Welch.

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Welch, David, 1950- [edt]

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TextPublication details: London ; New York : I. B. Tauris, 2014.Description: 257 p. : ill. b&w ; 24 cmISBN:

9781780764580

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DDC classification:

303.375

Contents:

Pt. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 1. Opening Pandora's Box: propaganda, power and persuasion / David Welch -- Pt. 2. The Great War -- Ch. 1. Propaganda, memory and identity : the battle of the Falkland Islands, December 1914 / Mark Connelly -- Ch. 2. Images of the Hun : the portrayal of the German Enemy in British propaganda in Worl War I / David Welch -- Pt. 3. Interwar Period and the Second World War -- Ch. 3. George Arliss : the superstar of propagandist, British propaganda in the Interwar Period / Jeffrey Richards -- Ch. 4. War vs. cultural propaganda : institutional and ideological tensions over the projection of Britain during the Second World War / James Chapman -- Ch. 5. "Today Germany, Tomorrow the world": Nazi propaganda and Total War, 1943-45 / David Welch -- Pt. 4. Cold War and post Cold War -- Ch. 6 The tragedy of American Public diplomacy, 1989-1999. The last decade of the United States information agency reconsidered / Nicholas J. Cull -- Ch. 7. Radio free Asia and China's harmonious society / Gary D. Rawnsley -- Ch. 8. NATO and information warfare / Edward M. Spiers -- Pt. 5. Strategic communication -- Ch. 9. Strategic communication and the Combatant Commander / Jeffrey B. Jones, Daniel T. Kuehl, Daniel Burgess and Russell Rochte. Ch. 10. Strategy, influence, strategic communication and British military doctrine / Kate Utting. Ch. 11. Bridging the firewall? Information operations and US military doctrine in the Battles of Fallujah / Stephen Badsey -- Pt. 6. Contemporary modes of propaganda and the War on Terrorism -- Ch. 12. (Mis)Communication wars: terrorism, counter-terrorism and the media / Cristina Archetti -- Ch. 13. WikiLeaks and cybersecurity: new modes of propaganda / David Culbert. Ch. 14. Telling it like it is: contemporary war, propaganda, media and the state / Piers Robinson.

Summary: Propaganda came of age in the twentieth century. The development of mass and multimedia offered a fertile ground for propaganda while global conflict provided the impetus needed for its growth. However, propaganda has become a portmanteau word, which can be interpreted in a number of different ways.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Propaganda came of age in the twentieth century. The development of mass and multimedia offered a fertile ground for propaganda while global conflict provided the impetus needed for its growth. However, propaganda has become a portmanteau word, which can be interpreted in a number of different ways.

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