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Necessary Illusions

Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies is a 1989 book by United States academic Noam Chomsky concerning political power using propaganda to distort and distract from major issues to maintain confusion and complicity, preventing real democracy from becoming effective. The title of this book borrows a phrase from the writings of…

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Author
Noam Chomsky
Publication date
June 1989
Publisher
South End Press, Pluto Press
Dewey Decimal
302.2/3 19
LC Class
P95.8 .C48 1989
Media type
Print (Paperback)

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related to External links · 2
Necessary Illusions → CBC Massey Lectures, The
Author · 1
Necessary Illusions → Noam Chomsky
Dewey Decimal · 1
Necessary Illusions → 302.2/3 19
ISBN · 1
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Necessary Illusions → P95.8 .C48 1989
Media type · 1
Necessary Illusions → Print (Paperback)
OCLC · 1
Necessary Illusions → 19457706
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Necessary Illusions → 422
Publication date · 1
Necessary Illusions → June 1989
Publisher · 1
Necessary Illusions → South End Press, Pluto Press

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