Library:State of Deception
| State of Deception | |
|---|---|
| Author | Steven Luckert and Susan Bachrach (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum) |
| First published | 2009 |
| ISBN | 978-0-89047-143-2 unverified |
| Role | Analysis |
| Domains | History Politics & Elections |
| Tactics | Propaganda Technique |
State of Deception is a 2009 book by Steven Luckert and Susan Bachrach (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum).
Summary
This illustrated book accompanied an exhibition of the same name at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. Its authors are curators and historians at the museum.
From votes to genocide
The book follows Nazi propaganda through three stages: winning votes and members during the Weimar Republic, consolidating power and creating a "national community" after 1933, and preparing the population for war and the persecution and murder of Jews.
The visual record
It reproduces posters, newspapers, films, schoolbooks and photographs, and explains how modern design, advertising methods and new media such as radio were put to political use.
Relevance to Bullshitopedia
A clear, well-illustrated reference from a leading Holocaust research institution, useful for teaching how propaganda prepares societies for atrocity.
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