{"product_id":"weapons-of-mass-deception-the-uses-of-propaganda-in-bushs-war-on-iraq-9781585422760","title":"Weapons of Mass Deception: The Uses of Propaganda in Bush's War on Iraq","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sheldon Rampton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: International Relations - Arms Control\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeapons of Mass Deception reveals: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the Iraq war was sold to the American public through professional P.R. strategies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"The First Casualty\" Lies that were told related to the Iraq war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEuphemisms and jargon related to the Iraq war, e.g. \"shock and awe,\" \"Operation Iraqi Freedom,\" \"axis of evil,\" \"coalition of the willing,\" etc. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"War as Opportunity\" How the war on terrorism and the war on Iraq have been used as marketing hooks to sell products and policies that have nothing to do with fighting terrorism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Brand America\" The efforts of Charlotte Beers and other U.S. propaganda campaigns designed to win hearts overseas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"The Mass Media as Propaganda Vehicle\" How news coverage followed Washington's lead and language. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book includes a glossary -- \"Propaganda: A User's Guide\" -- and resources to help Americans sort through the deceptions to see the strings behind Washington's campaign to sell the Iraq war to the public. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45411561668759,"sku":"9781585422760","price":2155.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781585422760.webp?v=1767443997","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/weapons-of-mass-deception-the-uses-of-propaganda-in-bushs-war-on-iraq-9781585422760","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}