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Taking the Risk Out of Democracy
Corporate Propaganda versus Freedom and Liberty
Alex CareyEdited by Andrew Lohrey. Foreword by Noam Chomsky
Paper978-0-252-06616-0
$21.00
| Pub Date: | |
| Pages: | 240 pages |
This compelling book examines the twentieth-century history of corporate propaganda as practiced by U.S. businesses and its export to and adoption by other western democracies, chiefly the United Kingdom and Australia. A volume in the series The History of Communication, edited by Robert W. McChesney and John C. Nerone
"A uniquely important work on the 'ideal of a propaganda-managed democracy'."--Noam Chomsky "Illuminates how big business propaganda, waged by PR experts, subverts democracy and ensures corporate dominance."--John Stauber, coauthor of Toxic Sludge Is Good for You: Lies, Damn Lies and the Public Relations Industry "A unique study of the growth and development of corporate propaganda in western democracies. . . . Timely, and useful for anyone concerned about the influence of methods of mass persuasion in undermining democracy."--Elaine Bernard, Harvard University Trade Union Program
Series:
The History of Communication
Subjects:
Communications & Journalism / Sociology / Business & Economics / History, Am.: 20th C. / Political Science / Radical Studies
