Author: Heller, Steven
Title: Iron Fists : Branding the 20th-century Totalitarian State
Description: London / New York, Phaidon Press, 2008. orig. boards, Dustwrapper.. 30x26cm, 223 pp. Weighs 1.8 kilos.. Numerous color illustrations. ISBN: 9780714848464. Minor wear. Light spine bump. VG. ¶ Contents: The Nazis : Creating symbols ; Propagating the brand ; Wielding graphics ; Culture war ; The legacy of Nazi design -- The Italian fascists : Creating the fascist myth ; Fascist style ; Promoting empire ; Death to Mussolini -- The Soviet communists : Branding Marxism ; The Soviet avant- garde ; The cult of personality ; Socialist realism ; The " new openness" -- The communist Chinese : The great helmsman ; Red style ; Selling the cultural revolution ; End of the brand.

Keywords: 9780714848464 Totalitarian Propaganda, Communism, Communist Russia, Art History, Fascism Posters, Fascist Italy, Socialist Realism, Nazi Germany, Totalitarianism, Poster Design