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Messinger, Gary S., 1943-

The battle for the mind war and peace in the era of mass communication / [electronic resource] : Gary S. Messinger. - Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c2011. - 1 online resource (xi, 293 p. ) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface: A change in the landscape -- War encounters mass communication : 1850/1914 -- Mass communication enlists : 1914/1918 -- The democracies try to demobilize : 1919/1939 -- Dictators conquer their media : 1919/1939 -- The battle for the mind deepens : 1939/1945 -- Symbolic war takes precedence : 1945/1991 -- Mass communication becomes multipolar : 1991and after.

ISBN: 9781613760307 1613760302

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
International relations--History.
Peace-building--History.
War and society--History.
Mass media and propaganda--History.
Communication--Political aspects--History.
Communication--Social aspects--History.
Mass media and war--History.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Europe--History, Military.
United States--History, Military.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: P96.W35 / M47 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 303.6/6