Showing titles in Propaganda & Political Psychology

Bloomsbury presents Don't Talk About Politics: How to Change 21st-Century Minds, written and read by Sarah Stein Lubrano Democracy is dying because we are clinging to a dangerous and outdated myth: talking about politics can change people’s minds. It doesn’t. This provocative debut from a...

Bloomsbury presents Gilded Rage written and read by Jacob Silverman A searing insight into the political radicalization of Silicon Valley, from Elon Musk to Peter Thiel, JD Vance and Donald Trump, and how it will affect the future of all our lives. From the pursuit of potentially apocalyptic...

"Copaganda" is a special kind of propaganda employed by police, prosecutors, and news media. It stokes fear of police-recorded crime and distorts society’s responses to it. As the United States incarcerates five times more people per capita than it did in 1970—despite record low crime rates—a sprawling and profitable punishment bureaucracy spends a lot of time and money to manipulate what we think that bureaucracy does and why.

A deliciously irreverent and humorous insider’s account of 25 years working at the very top of British political television ‘What Rob Burley doesn't know about political interviewing isn't worth knowing’ – Andrew Neil ‘A delicious read’ – Emily Maitlis 'He writes beautifully' –...

Uncover the history of mass persuasion and master the psychology needed to survive digital disinformation. Whether commuting to work or endlessly scrolling your social feeds, this thought-provoking journey exposes the invisible forces shaping your beliefs. See how rulers, revolutionaries, and...

Uncover the chilling psychology of mind control and discover how unseen algorithms manipulate your daily beliefs. Perfect for your daily commute, this thought-provoking deep dive traces the dark evolution of human persuasion from ancient rituals to modern authoritarian propaganda. Whether you...

Décodez les mécanismes de la manipulation de masse pour protéger votre esprit critique face à la propagande politique. Comprenez enfin comment de simples images et des slogans martelés parviennent à mobiliser et à diriger des sociétés entières. Lors de vos trajets quotidiens ou dans...

Experience the unyielding truth of George Orwell, the 20th century’s premier political conscience. Listening to this essential essay collection offers a masterclass in critical thinking, serving as the ultimate antidote to modern spin, doublespeak, and manufactured narratives. Politics and the...

Historic levels of polarization, a disaffected and frustrated electorate, and widespread distrust of government, the news media, and traditional political leadership set the stage in 2016 for an unexpected, unlikely, and unprecedented presidential contest. Donald Trump’s campaign speeches and other rhetoric seemed on the surface to be simplistic, repetitive, and disorganized to many. As Demagogue for President shows, Trump’s campaign strategy was anything but simple.

If you've been baffled at how citizens of the United States, even people you know, could turn against their democracy, there is an answer. There is a method of psychological manipulation that can be used to turn someone from a citizen of a peaceful democratic society into someone who feels he or...

In Propaganda, Edward Bernays offers a groundbreaking exploration of how public opinion is shaped in modern society. First published in 1928, this influential work argues that the conscious and intelligent manipulation of the habits and opinions of the masses is a central feature of democratic life.

Until recently, propaganda was a top-down, elite-only system of communication control used largely by state actors. Today, as Samuel Woolley argues, social media has democratized propaganda, allowing nearly anyone to launch a fairly sophisticated, computationally enhanced, propaganda campaign. Woolley shows how social media, with its anonymity and capacity for automation, allows political groups to create the illusion of popularity through computational tools.

What happens when hate and misinformation start to shape the beliefs of voters and the policies of governments? Can our democracy survive if each political partys base is driven by an alternative view of reality? This scenario is playing out before our eyes. Most of us know that the Canadian...

Bloomsbury presents We Are Bellingcat written and read by Eliot Higgins. _____________ THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION _____________ 'John le Carré demystified the intelligence services; Higgins has demystified intelligence gathering itself'...

During the final three years of the Obama administration, Richard Stengel, the former editor of Time magazine and an Under Secretary of State, was the single person in government tasked with unpacking, disproving, and combating both ISIS's messaging and Russian disinformation. Then, in 2016, as the presidential election unfolded, Stengel watched as Donald Trump used disinformation himself, weaponizing the grievances of Americans who felt overlooked. In fact, Stengel quickly came to see how all three players had used the same playbook: ISIS sought to make Islam great again....

Uncover the high-stakes pursuit of notorious Nazi fugitives. Following the Russian invasion of Berlin, Adolf Hitler committed suicide along with several of his henchmen, including Joseph Goebbels and his family. But many high-ranking Nazis disappeared, along with scientists and others who had occupied key official roles. This book is the story of the tireless investigators who sought to dig them out from their hiding places and bring them to justice. This powerful account charts the hunt for justice after World War II and the people who refused to let the guilty vanish.

Dummheit ist kein Randphänomen mehr. Sie sitzt nicht nur am Stammtisch, sie kommentiert in sozialen Netzwerken, entscheidet in Unternehmen, wählt, bewertet, empört sich und wird allzu oft toleriert, entschuldigt oder sogar gefeiert. Dieses Hörbuch ist eine schonungslose Analyse einer Gesellschaft, die Dummheit nicht mehr benennt, sondern duldet.

A direct counterpoint to fear mongering headlines about shariah law—a Muslim American legal expert tells the real story, eliminating stereotypes and assumptions with compassion, irony, and humor Through scare tactics and deliberate misinformation campaigns, anti-Muslim propagandists insist...

The highest-ranking Soviet bloc intelligence official ever to defect to the West, Lt. Gen. Ion Mihai Pacepa is at it again. A quarter century ago, in his international bestseller Red Horizons, Pacepa exposed the massive crimes and corruption of his former boss, Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu, giving the dictator a nervous breakdown and inspiring him to send assassination squads to the U.S. to find his former spy chief and kill him. They failed.

“The ultimate takedown.” – New York Times Book Review Award-winning New York Times reporters Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang unveil the tech story of our times in a riveting, behind-the-scenes exposé that offers the definitive account of Facebook’s fall from grace. Once one of Silicon...