ISBN:
0313296057
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xlviii, 394 p)
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ill
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26 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2010 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Non-Series
Parallel Title:
Print version Historical Dictionary of American Propaganda
DDC:
303.3/75/097303
Keywords:
Propaganda, American Dictionaries History
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Propaganda, American ; History ; Dictionaries
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Electronic books
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W©œrterbuch
Abstract:
From the French and Indian War in 1754, with Benjamin Franklin's Join or Die cartoon, to the present war in Iraq, propaganda has played a significant role in American history. The Historical Dictionary of American Propaganda provides more than 350 entries, focusing primarily on propaganda created by the U.S. government throughout its existence. Two specialists, one a long-time research librarian at the U.S. Information Agency (the USIA) and the State Department's Bureau of Diplomacy, and the other a former USIA Soviet Disinformation Officer, Martin J. Manning and Herbert Romerstein bring a pro
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; List of Terms; Guide to Related Topics; Preface; Introduction; List of Abbreviations; Chronology of Important Events in American Propaganda, 1622-2003; The Dictionary; Appendix: Research Collections; Select Bibliography; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-376) and index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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