{"product_id":"routledge-revivals-the-rape-of-the-masses-1940-the-psychology-of-totalitarian-political-propaganda-paperback","title":"Routledge Revivals: The Rape of the Masses (1940): The Psychology of Totalitarian Political Propaganda - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSerge Chakotin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in French in 1939, and later in English in 1940, this work by the author, analyses and strongly critiques the effect of Nazi propaganda on the psychology of the masses. By bringing together the political and the psychological, the author refers to the use of propaganda in order to serve the ends of a handful of men as 'psychical rape' and warns that this phenomenon cannot be attributed solely to the Nazi regime. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe English translation was updated to account for the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. It will be of great interest to anyone studying the Second World War, Nazism, Fascism and the psychology of propaganda. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSergei Stepanovich Chakhotin\u003c\/strong\u003e was a Russian biologist, sociologist and social activist of Russian origin. He was one of the first thinkers to describe the effect of propaganda on the psychology of masses and warned against the techniques used by the Nazi Party. He was friends with Einstein and discussed his fears concerning the rise of Nazism with him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 318\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42127630925959,"sku":"9781138091337","price":79.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/737ec7ea8fdfcd3318feb91c05508f40.webp?v=1732589720","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/routledge-revivals-the-rape-of-the-masses-1940-the-psychology-of-totalitarian-political-propaganda-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}