propaganda

Noam Chomsky, social critic, discusses Western power and propaganda with filmmaker and investigative journalist Andre Vltchek.

World War I is often viewed as a war fought by armies of millions living and fighting in trenches, aided by brutal machinery that cost the lives of many. But behind all of this an intellectual war was also being fought between engineers, chemists, code-breakers, physicists, doctors, mathematicians, and intelligence gatherers. This hidden war was to make a positive and lasting contribution to how war was conducted on land, at sea, and in the air, and most importantly, life at home.

Contains 510 alphabetically arranged essays that provide information about the historical, political, sociological, cultural, and artistic aspects of propaganda, focusing on the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; and includes bibliographies, cross-references, maps, charts, photographs, and an index.

Presents opposing viewpoints about various aspects of forestry, including the management of national forests and the question of how much damage is done by logging and acid rain.

The author discusses some of the concerns addressed in his novel "Brave New World," covering such issues as brainwashing, overpopulation, and the use of propaganda in democratic societies.

Explores the use of critical thinking to analyze differing views about the effects of television on children in the home and in the classroom.

Seventeen essays explore propaganda in contemporary American politics, discussing language, symbols, and the media, particularly concerning the Iraq War.