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A history of the PR industry, and how it has shaped and corrupted politics.

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'Of all the transcendent powers that shape our modern lives, propaganda is the most powerful and insidious. This brilliant, original book reveals the secret truth about so-called public relations and should be required reading on every curriculum' -- John Pilger

Table of Contents
1. The cutting edge of corporate power
2. Public Relations: The Zelig complex
3. The hidden history of corporate propaganda, 1911-1930
4. The second wave of corporate propaganda, 1936-1950
5. The case for capitalism - the third wave, to the 1980s
6. The real rulers of the world
7. The global PR industry
8. Pulling Labour's teeth
9. Blair and the business lobby
10. Cameron and the neocons
11. Conclusion : Communication and power
Notes
Index

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    A Paperback / softback by David Miller, William Dinan

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      Publisher: Pluto Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 20/12/2007
      ISBN13: 9780745326887, 978-0745326887
      ISBN10: 0745326889

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A history of the PR industry, and how it has shaped and corrupted politics.

      Trade Review
      'Of all the transcendent powers that shape our modern lives, propaganda is the most powerful and insidious. This brilliant, original book reveals the secret truth about so-called public relations and should be required reading on every curriculum' -- John Pilger

      Table of Contents
      1. The cutting edge of corporate power
      2. Public Relations: The Zelig complex
      3. The hidden history of corporate propaganda, 1911-1930
      4. The second wave of corporate propaganda, 1936-1950
      5. The case for capitalism - the third wave, to the 1980s
      6. The real rulers of the world
      7. The global PR industry
      8. Pulling Labour's teeth
      9. Blair and the business lobby
      10. Cameron and the neocons
      11. Conclusion : Communication and power
      Notes
      Index

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