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Propaganda and Democracy : The American Experience of Media and Mass Persuasion (Cambridge Studies in the History of Mass Communication)
Propaganda and Democracy The American Experience of Media and Mass Persuasion - Cambridge Studies in the History of Mass Communication Author:J. Michael Sproule Propaganda and Democracy is the first comprehensive study on the relationship of propaganda to participatory democracy in the United States during the twentieth century. While some critics question whether communications industries undermine the ability of citizens to participate meaningfully in society, others counter that propaganda merely ci... more »rculates socially-useful information in an efficient manner. This study critically examines these various schools of thought in an effort to determine and understand the contribution and effects of propaganda in a democratic society.« less