1st Edition

Propaganda Ideas, Discourses and its Legitimization

By Hailong Liu Copyright 2020
364 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

362 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

362 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Propaganda is subjective information primarily used to influence an audience and further a political agenda. In China, it has a long history but has been most effective in modern society. What exactly is propaganda? Why does it exist and why does the public tolerate it? The book answers these questions by tracing back to the emergence and development of integrated propaganda and scientific... Read more

List of figures.  List of tables.  Acknowledgement.  Introduction.  Chapter 1  Propaganda: A Concept Ambiguous But Important  Chapter 2  Discovery of Irrational Man: Rise of the Scientific Propaganda Concept  Chapter 3  Revolution and Governance: Vicissitude of the Propaganda Concept  Chapter 4  Awaken the People: The Emergence of China’s Propaganda Concept  Chapter 5  Intellectuals and Propaganda: Differentiation of China’s Modern Propaganda Concept  Chapter 6  Formation and Development of the Contemporary Idea of Chinese Propaganda  Chapter 7  Conflicts and Institutionalization of the Propaganda Concept of the Communist Party of China  Chapter 8  From Propaganda 1.0 to Propaganda 3.0: Transformation of China's Contemporary Idea of Propaganda  Chapter 9  Conclusion: Shepherd’s predicament  References.  Index.

Biography

Liu Hailong, PhD, is a professor at the School of Journalism and Communication of Renmin University of China, Beijing. His research interests include political communication, the history of Chinese communication research and intellectual history of communication.