![]() The author develops a sophisticated taxonomy for propaganda, including such paired opposites as political-sociological, vertical-horizontal, and rational-irrational. ![]() Ellul has made many splendid contributions in this book."- Book Week … ( more)Įllul, a French philosopher, sociologist, and theologian, disputes the notion that propaganda is “the work of a few evil men, seducers of the people, cheats and authoritarian rulers who want to dominate a population.” He says it is more like a medium that surrounds us, and may indeed be the inescapable product of a technological society. that when our new technology encompasses any culture or society, the result is propaganda. With the logic which is the great instrument of French thought, explores and attempts to prove the thesis that propaganda, whether its ends are demonstrably good or bad, is not only destructive to democracy, it is perhaps the most serious threat to humanity operating in the modern world."- Los Angeles "The theme of Propaganda is quite simply. ![]() "A far more frightening work than any of the nightmare novels of George Orwell. Drawing from his own experiences fighting for the French resistance against the Vichy regime, Ellul offers a unique insight into the propaganda machine. Taking not only a psychological approach, but a sociological approach as well, Ellul's book outlines the taxonomy for propaganda, and ultimately, it's destructive nature towards democracy. ![]() From one of the greatest French philosophers of the 20th century, comes a seminal study and critique of propaganda. ![]()
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