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Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies
by Chomsky, Noam
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- ISBN 10
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- ISBN 13
- 9780887845741
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Toronto, ON: House of Anansi Press, 2013. 2nd Edition . Paperback. As New. CBC Massey Lectures Series; As New; Chomsky inquires into the nature of the media and the role of intellectuals more generally in a political system where the population cannot be disciplined by force, and thus must be subjected to more subtle forms of ideological control. Specific cases are illustrated in detail, using the U.S. media primarily but also media in other societies.
Synopsis
Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies is a 1989 book by US academic Noam Chomsky concerning political power using propaganda to distort and distract from major issues to maintain confusion and complicity, preventing real democracy from becoming effective. Like many of the titles by Chomsky, such as Pirates and Emperors the themes come from such titles as St.
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- Werdz Quality Used Books (CA)
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- Title
- Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies
- Author
- Chomsky, Noam
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0887845746
- ISBN 13
- 9780887845741
- Publisher
- House of Anansi Press
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, ON
- Date Published
- 2013
- Pages
- 422
- Keywords
- MASS MEDIA INFLUENCE POLITICAL ASPECTS COHERSION POLITICS IDEOLOGICAL CONTROL
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