The Two Lost Children

Literature & Fiction

David Welch

Genre Fiction

David M. Welch

The Central Office of Information Archive at the British Library consists of a unique collection of over 15,000 free information and guidance leaflets, posters, booklets and other promotional materials dating from the 1940s to 1997. This astonishingly rich and truly unique collection - designed and produced for a range of UK government departments and agencies by the COI - reveals what the government wanted its citizens to think or know about topical issues and the image of Britain it wanted to project to the outside world. In Protecting the People one of the world's leading writers on propaganda and information projection presents a remarkably detailed history and critique of the workings and development of the COI from its origins in the Second World War through to the era of AIDS and the threat of nuclear war. As such this richly illustrated volume is of enduring interest to social historians, Cold War historians and all those interested in Post-War graphic design.

Protecting the People. The Central Office of Information and the Creation of the Nanny State 1946-2010

History

Historical Study & Educational Resources

British Library Publishing

The Story of Propaganda in 50 Images

La propagande a des milliers d'années. Mais il a atteint sa maturité au XXe siècle, lorsque le développement des médias de masse (et plus tard des communications multimédias) a offert un terrain fertile pour sa diffusion, et les conflits mondiaux du siècle ont fourni l'impulsion nécessaire à sa croissance. En termes simples, la propagande est la diffusion d'idées destinées à convaincre les gens de penser et d'agir d'une manière particulière et dans un but persuasif particulier. Mais il prend de nombreuses formes, est fluide et en effet se développe constamment, le plus ardemment dans notre propre ère numérique. Des termes tels que « fake news », « post- vérité », « gardiens » et « guerre asymétrique » étaient inconnus il y a dix ans, mais aujourd'hui, ils sont désormais monnaie courante, et souvent cyniquement tournés en dérision, dans les communications quotidiennes avec les médias. Dans ce livre opportun et pleinement international, David Welch a sélectionné cinquante images pour mettre en évidence les continuités et les discontinuités de la communication de masse à travers l'histoire, que ce soit via des images, des événements, des films ou par la "propagande par l'acte". Une telle approche montre comment les innovations technologiques changeantes (telles que la télévision et Internet) ont continué à façonner le récit de la propagande, mais montrent également comment des formes de propagande éprouvées et fiables - comme l'humble tract - peuvent encore s'avérer très efficaces. Les cinquante images incluses ne sont pas toutes nécessairement les plus frappantes - elles ont plutôt été choisies parce qu'elles illustrent des thèmes et des dispositifs récurrents (comme l'humour) et différents médiums employés par les propagandistes - des premières pièces de monnaie égyptiennes faisant l'éloge d'Alexandre le Grand à la guerre psychologique utilisée dans la guerre contre le terrorisme suite à la destruction des tours jumelles à New York, et l'utilisation des médias sociaux si largement utilisée dans la pandémie actuelle de Covid.

THE STORY OF PROPAGANDA IN 50 IMAGES

Arts & Photography

Graphic Design

British Library

The Hitler Conspiracies proves that during his rise to power, Hitler's greatest political skill was to explain Germany's post-World War I problem to those who were the most receptive to a single explanation of events, and then offer them radical solutions. At the heart of Hitler's German—and world—view was betrayal, betrayal borne out of conspiracy. Once in power, the Nazi regime was truly driven and riven by conspiracies; and even in defeat a miasma of conspiracy surrounded the Third Reich. This book examines the intrigues and "back stairs" deals that allowed Hitler and the Nazi Party to gain power in Germany in 1933, and the often bloody political infighting that ensued following National Socialism's consolidation of power, such as the "Night of the Long Knives" in 1934. Though Hitler strove to create a wholly centralized state, he did not silence all opposition. In Nazi Germany there were some Germans - members of the pre-Hitler elite, religious leaders, students and workers - who were willing to conspire against the regime. This book covers all these anti-Nazi movements in full, thus building into a thought provoking volume on the rise of the Nazis and the opposition to Hitler's tyrannical regime.

The Hitler Conspiracies: Secrets and Lies Behind the Rise and Fall of the Nazi Party

Europe

Brassey's, Inc

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.
This fascinating survey provides a comprehensive introduction to propaganda, its changing nature, its practitioners, and its impact on the past five centuries of world history. Written by leading experts, it covers the masters of the art from Joseph Goebbels to Mohandas Gandhi and examines enormously influential works of persuasion such as Uncle Tom's Cabin, techniques such as films and posters, and key concepts like black propaganda and brainwashing.
Case studies reveal the role of mass persuasion during the Reformation, and wars throughout history. Regional studies cover propaganda superpowers, such as Russia, China, and the United States, as well as little-known propaganda campaigns in Southeast Asia, Ireland, and Scandinavia. The book traces the evolution of propaganda from the era of printed handbills to computer fakery, and profiles such brilliant practitioners of the art as Third Reich film director Leni Riefenstahl and 19th-century cartoonist Thomas Nast, whose works helped to bring the notorious Boss Tweed to justice.
 • 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

Nicholas J. Cull

David Culbert

Business & Money

ABC-CLIO

Poetry. EVERYONE WHO IS DEAD revives a language of fable to open a space in which the natural and the spectral cannot be told apart. Here, the boy proceeds as a philosopher, explores the unfinished character of creation, and reveals to his audience an uncertain glimmer in the darkness. In this, Welch's debut is also a world.

Everyone Who Is Dead

Spork Press

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