Age of Propaganda: The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion
By Unknown Author.
Description
We live in an age of propaganda. Americans consume 57% of the world's advertising while representing only 6% of the population, and half of our waking hours are spent with the mass media. Persuasion has always been integral to the democratic process - it's how we make decisions, elect governments, do business, and resolve disputes, but increasingly, thoughtful discussion is being replaced with simplistic sound bites, manipulative messages, and deceptive propaganda tactics.An eye-opening analysis of the use and abuse of persuasion in daily life, Age of Propaganda reveals how persua...
ISBN(s)
0716731088, 9780716731085
