{"product_id":"psychology-persuasion-and-the-modern-mind-technology-propaganda-ai-and-the-battle-for-human-attention-9798198968912","title":"Psychology, Persuasion, and the Modern Mind: Technology, Propaganda, AI, and the Battle for Human Attention","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Tom Swartz\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Social Psychology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if the greatest influence over your life is happening quietly...through screens, headlines, algorithms, social pressure, and systems designed to shape attention itself?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePsychology, Persuasion, and the Modern Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, Tom Swartz examines how modern society influences belief, behavior, fear, conformity, identity, and decision-making in ways most people barely recognize. Drawing from psychology, history, propaganda systems, behavioral science, media analysis, and real-world human behavior, this book explores how modern persuasion operates beneath the surface of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than relying on conspiracy theories or emotional rhetoric, Swartz approaches the subject with a calm, evidence-driven voice that asks difficult questions: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do intelligent people so often conform?\u003cbr\u003eHow does repetition shape belief?\u003cbr\u003eWhat happens when algorithms learn human weakness better than humans understand themselves?\u003cbr\u003eWhy has outrage become profitable?\u003cbr\u003eHow does digital life alter attention, memory, relationships, and independent thought?\u003cbr\u003eWhat happens to freedom when convenience becomes psychological dependency?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom wartime propaganda to social media conditioning, from surveillance capitalism to emotional manipulation through fear and division, this book connects historical patterns with modern technology in a way that is both intellectually serious and deeply human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this is not simply a book about manipulation. It is also a book about resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSwartz argues that independent thinking, emotional discipline, historical memory, skepticism, meaningful human relationships, and intellectual honesty remain powerful defenses against mass persuasion systems. The modern world may shape behavior aggressively, but individuals still possess the ability to think carefully, observe clearly, and choose deliberately.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a thoughtful, accessible style, \u003ci\u003ePsychology, Persuasion, and the Modern Mind\u003c\/i\u003e is ideal for readers interested in psychology, media influence, behavioral science, propaganda, technology, modern culture, and the future of human independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book designed to create fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a book designed to help readers see clearly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47889888346263,"sku":"9798198968912","price":1108.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798198968912.webp?v=1781178118","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/psychology-persuasion-and-the-modern-mind-technology-propaganda-ai-and-the-battle-for-human-attention-9798198968912","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}