Daunting Yet Necessary
The amount of information Jacques Ellul gives the reader is astounding. Gone are the days of thinking of propaganda as easy to spot, or believing I myself cannot be subject to and changed by propaganda. Propaganda is part of any modern society and is constantly evolving. Ellul illuminates the wide variety of propaganda that was used at the time of writing and one can only imagine the wide array of new methods being implemented today. Very well written, plenty of explanations. Ellul does not expect the reader to be an expert on the subject matter, but instead makes it very readable to anyone interested in the subject. While not an "easy" read anyone who has read a couple of social commentary books can grasp his message.
