Advertising, The Uneasy Persuasion (RLE Advertising): Its Dubious Impact on American Society (Routledge Library Editions: Advertising)

Advertising, The Uneasy Persuasion (RLE Advertising): Its Dubious Impact on American Society (Routledge Library Editions: Advertising)

by Michael Schudson (Author), Michael Schudson (Author)

Synopsis

What does advertising do? Is it the faith of a secular society? If so, why does it inspire so little devotion? Advertising, the Uneasy Persuasion is a clear-eyed account of advertising as both business and social institution.

Instead of fuelling the moral indignation surrounding the industry, or feeding fantasies of powerful manipulators, Michael Schudson presents a clear assessment of advertising in its wider sociological and historical framework, persuasively concluding that advertising is not nearly as important, effective, or scientifically founded as either its advocates or its critics imagine.

`Dispassionate, open-minded and balanced ... he conveys better than any other recent author a sense of advertising as its practitioners understand it.' Stephen Fox, New York Times Book Review

First published in 1984.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 31 Jan 2013

ISBN 10: 0415817935
ISBN 13: 9780415817936