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Readings in Propaganda and Persuasion: New and Classic Essays is a unique, interdisciplinary collection that brings together contemporary and classic readings tprovide significant insights intthe practice and theory of propaganda and persuasion The contents range from seminal essays tarticles by well-known writers on propaganda tnew essays about responses tcontemporary issues and events This engaging anthology alsincludes analyses of the relationship between rhetoric, propaganda, and persuasion Key Features:áá Offers informative historical articles: A series of articles lends perspectives on propaganda at the time of the American Revolution, World Wars I and II, Communist Soviet Union, the Vietnam War, and brainwashing in the Korean War Provides new and original essays: New material is included on contemporary issues and events such as a response tthe destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, the treatment of the women of Afghanistan, public diplomacy as propaganda, the influence of the built environment, and brainwashing Includes reprints of classic essays by major theorists: Kenneth BurkeÆs brilliant analysis of the rhetoric of Mein Kampf and Jacques EllulÆs foundational essay on the meaning of propaganda provide theoretical groundwork for the study of propaganda In addition, a wide range of essays by well-known theorists examine propaganda in movies, global television, third wave propaganda, public relations as propaganda, the rhetoric of the Third Reich, and contemporary propaganda Intended Audience:áá Perfect supplementary text tthe Fourth Edition of Garth S Jowett and Victoria OÆDonnellÆs text Propaganda and Persuasion; as well as an excellent stand alone text for undergraduate and graduate courses in Persuasion and Propaganda, Rhetoric, and Mass Communications
