Propaganda: The Formation of Men's AttitudesJacques Ellul's view of propaganda and his approach to the study of propaganda are new. The principal difference between his thought edifice and most other litearture on propaganda is that Ellul regards propaganda as a sociological phenomenon rather than as something made by certain people for certain purposes. Propaganda exists and thrives; it is the Siamese twin of our technological society. Only in the technological society can there be anything of the type and order of magnitude of modern propaganda, which is with us forever; and only with the all-pervading effects that flow from propaganda can the technological society hold itself together and further expand. |
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CHAPTER IThe Characteristics of Propaganda | 3 |
INTERNAL CHARACTERISTICS | 33 |
CATEGORIES OF PROPAGANDA | 61 |
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