Politics of misinformation, the
Auteur :
Edelman, Murray
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521805100
Date de publication :
28 mai 2001
Dimensions :
22,7 x 15,3 x 1,0 cm
Poids :
240 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book is about how people in power use language to generate and perpetuate misunderstandings. Edelman explores the ways in which social institutions such as language, authority, courts, science, and the media generate erroneous understandings of political realities in ways that protect the power and interests of the elite.