Kurt Baschwitz : a pioneer of communication studies and social psychology /

In this study of a forgotten but noteworthy figure, the author tells the story of the life of Kurt Baschwitz (1886-1968), a scholar who fled from the Nazis. He wrote six books, never translated into English, on four related themes: the press, propaganda, politics, and persecution. Baschwitz independ...

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Main Author: Ginneken, Jaap van, 1943- (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2018]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In this study of a forgotten but noteworthy figure, the author tells the story of the life of Kurt Baschwitz (1886-1968), a scholar who fled from the Nazis. He wrote six books, never translated into English, on four related themes: the press, propaganda, politics, and persecution. Baschwitz independently developed concepts that are now seen as key to communication science and social psychology, and the author places Baschwitz's ideas in the wider context of his dramatic life and times.
Physical Description:1 online resource (354 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789048537280
9048537282