{"product_id":"stealth-communications-the-spectacular-rise-of-public-relations-hardback-9780745664811","title":"Stealth Communications; The Spectacular Rise of Public Relations (Hardback) 9780745664811","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStealth Communications\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Spectacular Rise of Public Relations\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSue Curry Jansen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745664811, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 November 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 14.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.499 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Stealth Communications offers us critical resources to apprehend the central role of public relations in transforming the conditions for an informed citizenry. Rich with case studies, historical reinterpretations, and contemporary analysis, this book should be required reading for students of media and democratic communication.\"  - \u003cb\u003eMelissa Aronczyk, Rutgers University\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Now a multibillion-dollar global industry, the dark art of public relations has never exercised a more pervasive influence. Through judicious examples set in a careful historical framework, Jansen documents how a hidden torrent of managed publicity sweeps through our public sphere. Those who care about democratic decision-making will find Stealth Communications to be essential reading.\"  - \u003cb\u003eDan Schiller, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePublic relations is, by design, the least visible of the persuasive industries. It operates behind the scenes, encouraging us to consume, vote, believe and behave in ways that keep economies moving and citizens from storming the citadels of power.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this important new book, Sue Curry Jansen explores the ways in which globalization and the digital revolution have substantially elevated PR's role in management, marketing, governance and international affairs. Since the best PR is invisible PR, it violates the norms of liberal democracy, which require transparency and accountability. Even when it serves benign purposes, she argues, PR is a commercial enterprise that divorces communication from conviction and turns it into a mercenary venture. As a primary source of what now passes as news, PR influences much of what we know and how we know it.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStealth Communications\u003c\/i\u003e will be an indispensable guide for students of media studies and public relations, as well as anyone interested in the radical transformation of PR and the democratization of public communication.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction: Playing Fast and Loose with Words and Worlds\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. History Matters: Progressivism, Muckraking and Commercial Propaganda\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Spectacular Growth of Public Relations: The Industry\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Industry: PR Agencies and Holding Companies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Language Matters: Framing and Spinning\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Globalization and Privatization of Public Affairs: Nation Branding\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Fighting Fire with Fire: PR, Social Movements and NGOs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. We are All in PR Now, Is There a Way Out?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407330144536,"sku":"9780745664811","price":45.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745664811.jpg?v=1784162532","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/stealth-communications-the-spectacular-rise-of-public-relations-hardback-9780745664811","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}