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Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Political control & influence > Propaganda
In America where times and ideas are so rapidly and radically
changing. Things could get a little challenging. Here is a spin on
politically correct from a politically incorrect point of view.
This book was compiled by an artist who tries to capture the moment
of the current administration. This book contains forty-one
original drawings and is presented with artistic skill that has a
twist of its own. DISCLAIMER This book contains strong language and
subject matter, that may be offensive to some readers.
Based on a combination of a wide range of second-hand sources with
previously unknown archival material from Spain, Britain, France
and the United States, this book explores the Spanish Civil War of
1936-39 as a propaganda battle aimed mainly at foreign public
opinion. It shows how both Nationalists and Republicans used the
experiences of previous conflicts such as World War I, as well as
that of their totalitarian allies, in order to set up a number of
propaganda and censorship services with the goal of persuading
foreign -- and specifically British -- audiences of the legitimacy
of their causes, and of the need to give them political, military,
and relief assistance. The propaganda messages designed by both
sides -- ranging from the atrocities committed by the enemy to
illegal foreign intervention on its behalf -- are analysed in
detail, together with the techniques that were employed to transmit
these messages: eye-witness accounts, official commissions,
unofficial missions of investigation, documentaries, art
exhibitions, etc. As to the impact of both campaigns on the British
population, the author argues that their crude nature helped to
mobilise both the extreme right and the extreme left, but alienated
the great majority, who preferred to rally to the Non-Intervention
policy adopted by the Baldwin and Chamberlain governments. The
chronicle of this relatively neglected topic demonstrates not only
the utter modernity of the Spanish conflict, but also the origin of
some of the arguments still employed by current historians of the
war.
Each year, Israel's young men and women are drafted into compulsory
military service and are required to engage directly in the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This conflict is by its nature
intensely complex and is played out under the full glare of
international security. So, how does Israel's education system
prepare its young people for this? How is Palestine, and the
Palestinians against whom these young Israelis will potentially be
required to use force, portrayed in the school system? Nurit
Peled-Elhanan argues that the textbooks used in the school system
are laced with a pro-Israel ideology, and that they play a part in
priming Israeli children for military service. She analyzes the
presentation of images, maps, layouts and use of language in
History, Geography and Civic Studies textbooks, and reveals how the
books might be seen to marginalize Palestinians, legitimize Israeli
military action and reinforce Jewish-Israeli territorial identity.
This book provides a fresh scholarly contribution to the
Israeli-Palestinian debate, and will be relevant to the fields of
Middle East Studies and Politics more widely.
With extraordinary access to the Trump White House, Michael Wolff tells the inside story of the most controversial presidency of our time.
The first nine months of Donald Trump’s term were stormy, outrageous―and absolutely mesmerizing. Now, thanks to his deep access to the West Wing, bestselling author Michael Wolff tells the riveting story of how Trump launched a tenure as volatile and fiery as the man himself. In this explosive book, Wolff provides a wealth of new details about the chaos in the Oval Office.
Among the revelations:
- What President Trump’s staff really thinks of him
- What inspired Trump to claim he was wire-tapped by President Obama
- Why FBI director James Comey was really fired
- Why chief strategist Steve Bannon and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner couldn’t be in the same room
- Who is really directing the Trump administration’s strategy in the wake of Bannon’s firing
- What the secret to communicating with Trump is
- What the Trump administration has in common with the movie The Producers
Never before has a presidency so divided the American people. Brilliantly reported and astoundingly fresh, Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury shows us how and why Donald Trump has become the king of discord and disunion.
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