Propaganda (1962) by Jacques Ellul is a sociological analysis of propaganda in modern societies, arguing that propaganda is not merely a tool of totalitarian states but a necessary feature of democratic technological society, shaping the worldview of all modern citizens.
Reframed propaganda from a Nazi/Soviet aberration to a structural feature of modern technological society; showed how propaganda operates through integration of worldview rather than simple lies.
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