{"product_id":"weapons-of-mass-deception-isbn-9781585422760","title":"Weapons of Mass Deception","description":"Weapons of Mass Deception reveals: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the Iraq war was sold to the American public through professional P.R. strategies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"The First Casualty\": Lies that were told related to the Iraq war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEuphemisms and jargon related to the Iraq war, e.g. \"shock and awe,\" \"Operation Iraqi Freedom,\" \"axis of evil,\" \"coalition of the willing,\" etc. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"War as Opportunity\": How the war on terrorism and the war on Iraq have been used as marketing hooks to sell products and policies that have nothing to do with fighting terrorism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Brand America\": The efforts of Charlotte Beers and other U.S. propaganda campaigns designed to win hearts overseas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"The Mass Media as Propaganda Vehicle\": How news coverage followed Washington's lead and language. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book includes a glossary — \"Propaganda: A User's Guide\" — and resources to help Americans sort through the deceptions to see the strings behind Washington's campaign to sell the Iraq war to the public. \u003c\/p\u003eTABLE OF CONTENTSACKNOWLEDGMENTS\u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION: Liberation Day\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 1: Branding America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 2: War Is Sell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 3: True Lies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 4: Doublespeak\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 5: The Uses of Fear\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 6: The Air War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 7: As Others See Us\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eINDEX \u003c\/p\u003e\"The authors brilliantly expose an interconnected web linking some of the country's largest public relations and advertising firms, the Pentagon, the State Department and the White House.\" —\u003cb\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/b\u003eSheldon Rampton and John Stauber are the bestselling authors of \u003cb\u003eWeapons of Mass Deception\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eToxic\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eSludge Is Good for You!\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBanana Republicans\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eTrust Us, We're Experts!\u003c\/b\u003e Stauber is the founder and director of the Center for Media \u0026amp; Democracy. He and Rampton write and edit the quarterly \u003cb\u003ePR Watch\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eSheldon Rampton and John Stauber are the bestselling authors of \u003cb\u003eWeapons of Mass Deception\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eToxic\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eSludge Is Good for You!\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBanana Republicans\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eTrust Us, We're Experts!\u003c\/b\u003e Stauber is the founder and director of the Center for Media \u0026amp; Democracy. He and Rampton write and edit the quarterly \u003cb\u003ePR Watch\u003c\/b\u003e.","brand":"Tarcher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302708105445,"sku":"NP9781585422760","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781585422760.jpg?v=1767743712","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/weapons-of-mass-deception-isbn-9781585422760","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}