Genre: Communication Studies
Paperback: 324 pages

Description: Drug War Propaganda, 2003. Non-fiction. A study of the propaganda used to sell the war on drugs to the public. The rhetoric and propaganda of drug prohibition.

Synopsis:

Drug War Propaganda, 2003. Non-fiction. A study of the propaganda used to sell the war on drugs to the public. The rhetoric and propaganda of drug prohibition is discussed. Major themes of drug prohibition propaganda are detailed. The reader is invited to critically examine government and media proclamations concerning illegal drugs and their users. Examples of contemporary drug war propaganda techniques and themes (ideas) are exposed, classified, and sorted out. Chapters: 1. Hated Groups, 2. Crime, Violence, Insanity, 3. Survival of Society, 4. Gates of Hell, 5. Saving Our Children, 6. Battles with Demons, 7. Crack Sold Like Bubblegum, 8. Target: Dissent. 324 pages; approximately 100,000 words; notes. Doug Snead is a drug policy analyst for DrugSense and the Media Awareness Project where he writes a weekly column about international drug policy.

Product Details:

· Paperback: 324 pages
· Binding: Perfect
· Published: February 2005
· Product Number: 17389554