Propaganda and Mass Persuasion: A Historical Encyclopedia, 1500 to the Present

A truly international, authoritative A–Z guide to five centuries of propaganda, in both wartime and peacetime, which covers key moments, techniques, concepts, and some of the most influential propagandists in history.

• 60+ biographical profiles of the masters of mass persuasion, from Joseph Stalin, Joseph Goebbels, and Saddam Hussein to Mohandas Gandhi, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Malcolm X

• Information on dozens of historical and present-day propaganda institutions, including the KGB and the Voice of America

• 20+ of the best-known documents and artifacts of propaganda, such as the film Casablanca and the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin

• Covers five centuries of mass persuasion across the world from the 1500s to current times