Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes by Jacques Ellul -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Propaganda Introduction Preface Table of Contents Ch 1. The Characteristics of Propaganda

1. External Characteristics

The individual and the Masses Total Propaganda Continuity and Duration of Propaganda Organization of Propaganda Orthopraxy

2. Internal Characteristics

Knowledge of the Psychological Terrain Fundamental Currents in Society Timeliness Propaganda and the Undecided Propaganda and Truth

The Problem of Factuality. Intentions and Interpretations.

3. Categories of Propaganda

Political Propaganda and Sociological Propaganda Propaganda of Agitation and Propaganda of Integration Vertical and Horizontal Propaganda Rational and Irrational Propaganda

Ch 2. The Conditions for the Existence of Propaganda

1. The Sociological Conditions

Individualist Society and Mass Society Opinion The Mass Media of Communication

2. Objective Conditions of Total Propaganda

The Need of an Average Standard of Living An Average Culture Information The Ideologies

Ch 3. The Necessity for Propaganda

1. The State's Necessity

The Dilemma of the Modern State The State and Its Function

2. The Individual's Necessity

The Objective Situation The Subjective Situation

Ch 4. Psychological Effects of Propaganda

Psychological Crystallization Alienation through Propaganda The Psychic Dissociation Effect of Propaganda Creation of the Need for Propaganda

Mithridatization. Sensibilization.

The Ambiguity of Psychological Effects

Ch 5. The Socio-Political Effects

I. Propaganda and Ideology

The Traditional Relationship The New Relationship

2. Effects on the Structure of Public Opinion

Modification of the Constituent Elements of Public Opinion From Opinion to Action

3. Propaganda and Grouping

The Partitioning of Groups Effects on Political Parties Effects on the World of Labor Effects on the Churches

4. Propaganda and Democracy

Democracy's Need of Propaganda Democratic Propaganda Effects of International Propaganda Effects of Internal Propaganda

Appendix 1. Effectiveness of Propaganda

1. Difficulties of Measuring Effectiveness

Difficulty of the Subject Inadequacy of Methods

2. Ineffectiveness of Propaganda 3. Effectiveness of Propaganda 4. The Limits of Propaganda.

Appendix 2. Mao Tse-Tung’s Propaganda

1. The War: From 1926 to 1949

Education Organization

2. Since 1949

Education Encirclement

3. Brainwashing

Footnotes

Footnotes — Preface Footnotes — Chapter 1 Footnotes — Chapter 2 Footnotes — Chapter 3 Footnotes — Chapter 4 Footnotes — Chapter 5 Footnotes — Appendix 1 Footnotes — Appendix 2

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