Propaganda: Power and Persuasion

by David Welch

Book Overview

Propaganda is a double-edged sword. It can help a cause or destroy a person's career, depending on the intentions of the user. The pens of Voltaire and Rousseau inflamed opposition to Bourbon rule in France, just as Thomas Paine's Common Sense roused and influenced opinion in the American Revolution. Rosie the Riveter, the star of a US government campaign aimed at recruiting female workers for the munitions industry, became one of the most...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0712357009
• ISBN13: 9780712357005
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: British Library
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 11.0"