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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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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Necessary Illusions | Author | Noam Chomsky | 1.00 | infobox |
| Necessary Illusions | Dewey Decimal | 302.2/3 19 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Necessary Illusions | ISBN | .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Necessary Illusions | LC Class | P95.8 .C48 1989 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Necessary Illusions | Media type | Print (Paperback) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Necessary Illusions | OCLC | 19457706 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Necessary Illusions | Pages | 422 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Necessary Illusions | Publication date | June 1989 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Necessary Illusions | Publisher | South End Press, Pluto Press | 1.00 | infobox |
| Necessary Illusions | related to External links | The | 0.60 | section |
| Necessary Illusions | related to External links | CBC Massey Lectures | 0.60 | section |
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