SIMPSON, CHRISTOPHER - Science of Coercion: Communication Research and Psychological Warfare, 1945-1960

New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. First Edition Thus. Paperback. ISBN: 0195102924. pp. viii, [2], 204. Extensive footnotes. Index. "A concise superbly documented study of the U.S. government's virtual dominance of the creation and the development of mass communication research. A chilling history of federal influence on finances, research topics and academic careers, it illuminates the political context of scholarship in the United States." - W.S. Solomon. "At last, a thoroughly researched, well-documented critical history of the relation between the U.S. government and the academic community in the creation and development of mass communication research. Enormously useful and clarifying." - J.W. Carey. Title #13 from the 'Forbidden Bookshelf', a list of controversial books disappeared by America's power brokers. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this, the first paperback edition.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Psy-ops, Psychological Warfare, State Coercion, Communication - Research - United States, United States - Military Policy, Cold War, Forbidden Bookshelf. Good .

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