Propaganda

By: Edward Bernays

Narrated by: Barry J. Peterson

Propaganda, an influential book written by Edward L. Bernays in 1928, incorporated the literature from social science and psychological manipulation into an examination of the techniques of public communication. Bernays wrote the book in response to the success of some of his earlier works such as Crystallizing Public Opinion (1923) and A Public Relations Counsel (1927).

Propaganda explored the psychology behind manipulating masses and the ability to use symbolic action and propaganda to influence politics, effect social change, and lobby for gender and racial equality. Walter Lippman was Bernays' unacknowledged American mentor and his work, The Phantom Public, greatly influenced the ideas expressed in Propaganda a year later. The work propelled Bernays into media historians' view of him as the “father of public relations". Bernays' honest and practical manual provides much insight into some of the most powerful and influential institutions of contemporary industrial state capitalist democracies.

©1928 Edward Bernays (P)2018 Audio Enlightenment

Still relevant and hauntingly accurate, too opimistic and elitist in the idea of being used for good by the deserving rulers.

Still relevant and hauntingly accurate, too opimistic and elitist in the idea of being used for good by the deserving rulers.

Fascinating inside look / sub-par narration

Slow down, pronounce each word, inflect appropriately with the thoughts being conveyed. The reader has a pleasant good tone, but races through the content. That said, it was worth the effort to get at the great content.

mumbly hard to understand.

the narrator mumbled and had a strange pronunciation. the book itself was very compelling. The oration however was hard to decipher. I do not reccomend.

The information transcends time.

The book was informative and gave insight into how our society functions and the things that influence us.