Truth in hell and other essays on politics and culture, 1935-1987.

This collection of seminal essays spans the pioneer sociologist's entire career and survey five areas of thought: social theory, war and militarism, public opinion and progaganda, the history of literature, and ""the present and the future."" Reflecting the range of his conc...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hans Speier; Arthur Vidich
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [1989]
Subjects:
Culture.
Communication > Social aspects.
Propaganda.
War and society.
Peace.
Propagande.
Guerre et société.
Paix.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Communication > Social aspects
Culture
Peace
Propaganda
War and society
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue; Introduction: Autobiographical Notes; PART I: SOCIETY IN PEACE AND WAR; 1. Karl Mannheim as Sociologist of Knowledge; 2. Honor and Social Structure; 3. Militarism in the Eighteenth Century; 4. Ludendorff: The German Concept of Total War; 5. Risk, Security, and Modern Hero Worship; PART II: COMMUNICATION AND PROPAGANDA; 6. The Changing Function of Communication; 7. The Rise of Public Opinion; 8. Psychological Warfare; 9. The Communication of Hidden Meaning; PART III: LITERATURE AND THE HISTORY OF IDEAS; 10. Shakespeare's The Tempest; 11. Simplicissimus, the Irreverent Man.
  • 12. Courage, the Adventuress13. The Fool and the Social Order; 14. The Truth in Hell: Maurice Joly and The Protocols of the Wise Men of Zion; PART IV: THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE; 15. The Mills of Death; 16. Firestorms; 17. ""Reeducation""-The U.S. Policy; 18. Karl Jaspers on the Future of Germany; 19. The Chances for Peace; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

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