Kurt Baschwitz : A Pioneer of Communication Studies and Social Psychology /

In this study of a forgotten but noteworthy figure, the author tells the story of the life of Kurt Baschwitz (1886-1968), a scholar who fled from the Nazis. He wrote six books, never translated into English, on four related themes: the press, propaganda, politics, and persecution. Baschwitz independ...

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Main Author: Ginneken, Jaap van, 1943- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Amsterdam] : Amsterdam University Press, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface / Ginneken, Jaap van
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. 1886-1914: Youth and First Journalism
  • 3. 1914-1918: War and Propaganda
  • 4. First Book: On Mass Propaganda and Enemy Images
  • 5. 1919-1933: The Weimar Republic and the Mass Press
  • 6. Second Book: On the Mass Press and Newspaper Audiences
  • 7. 1933-1939: Exile and Mass Politics
  • 8. Third Book: On Mass Politics and Parliamentary Democracy
  • 9. 1940-1945: Hiding From Mass Persecution
  • 10. Fourth and Later Books: On Mass Persecution and Extermination
  • 11. 1946-1957: Founder of Institutions
  • 12. International Role
  • 13. 1958-1968: Retirement Years
  • 14. Conclusion
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix
  • Acknowledgements
  • About the Author
  • References
  • Index