Description
Book SynopsisTruly interdisciplinary in both scope and method, this book will appeal to students and scholars in American studies, history, political theory, media and communications, and rhetoric and literary studies.
Trade ReviewWeapons of Democracy has clear implications for contemporary politics... Recommended. Choice Understanding the history of propaganda and public opinion presented in this stimulating and intelligent book offers one step in the right direction. The Journal of American History ... a captivating read. Journal of American Studies ... a bracing deep history of our present 'post-fact' moment. American Literary History
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
1. Giving Direction to Opinion
2. Friend or Foe
3. The Conscription of Thought
4. Searching for a Public (to Educate)
5. Public Relations as Social Relations
6. Foreign Intelligence
Conclusion
Notes
Essay on Sources
Index
