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Edward Conze¿s The Psychology of Mass Propaganda presents a commentary on the psychology of propaganda and the rise of fascism in Europe in the 1930s. Completed in 1939, the original manuscript was never published and is now in print for the first time.
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Foreword, Editors’ Introduction, Introduction, Part 1: The Mentality of the Victim 1.1. Our Aims and their Promises 1.2. Our Fears and their Suggestions 1.3. Leaders and Fathers 1.4. Hatred and Aggressiveness 1.5. Tribal Sentiments 1.6. Nationalist Propaganda 1.7. Magical Beliefs and Savage Survivals Part 2: The Veils Which Hide the Truth 2.1. Rationalizations 2.2. Camouflage 2.3. The Necessity of Self Deception 2.4. Emotional Curtains 2.5. The Vitality of Camouflage Conclusion. The Limitations of Propaganda, Afterword
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Edward Conze (1904–1979) was a pioneering scholar of Buddhism in the West. Prior to that career, he had been a Marxist philosopher and political activist. He authored several works in political psychology during the 1930s, and today he is best known for his translations and commentaries on the Prajñāpāramitā literature and for several other books on Buddhism.
Richard N. Levine is a former student and personal secretary to Dr. Edward Conze. He is a medical doctor and retired Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCSF School of Medicine.
Nathan H. Levine is currently studying for a PhD in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Edward Conze’s The Psychology of Mass Propaganda presents a commentary on the psychology of propaganda and the rise of fascism in Europe in the 1930s. Completed in 1939, the original manuscript was never published and is now in print for the first time.
