Description: Stories Are Weapons by Annalee Newitz From the best-selling author of Four Lost Cities comes a sharp and timely book about the dark art of manipulation through weaponised storytelling FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In Stories Are Weapons, best-selling author Annalee Newitz traces the way disinformation, propaganda, and violent threats-the essential tool kit for psychological warfare-have evolved from military weapons deployed against foreign adversaries into tools in domestic culture wars. Newitz delves into Americas deep-rooted history with psychological operations, beginning with Benjamin Franklins Revolutionary War–era fake newspaper and reaching its apotheosis with misinformation during twenty-first-century elections. The nations secret weapon has long been coercive storytelling, fashioned by operatives who drew on their experiences in the ad industry and as science fiction writers. Now, through a weapons-transfer program long unacknowledged, it has found its way into the hands of culture warriors, in conflicts from school board fights over LGBT students to campaigns against feminist viewpoints. Stories Are Weapons delivers a powerful counter-narrative, as Newitz highlights the process of psychological disarmament, speaking with Indigenous archivists preserving their histories in new ways, activist storytellers, and technology experts transforming social media. Author Biography Annalee Newitz is a journalist and author of science fiction and nonfiction, including the national bestseller Four Lost Cities. They write for the New York Times and New Scientist and cohost the Hugo Award–winning podcast Our Opinions Are Correct. Review "Newitz is so skillful at elucidating such a tangled, morally contentious history that I never felt lost. " -- Jennifer Szalai - The New York Times"Fascinating, well-researched, addictive... Newitz has written what should be essential reading for our current world and years to come. " -- Urban Waite - The San Francisco Chronicle Details ISBN0393881512 Author Annalee Newitz Year 2024 ISBN-13 9780393881516 Format Hardcover Subtitle Psychological Warfare and the American Mind Country of Publication United States Audience General Publisher WW Norton & Co Publication Date 2024-07-05 Imprint WW Norton & Co Place of Publication New York US Release Date 2024-07-05 ISBN-10 0393881512 UK Release Date 2024-07-05 Pages 272 DEWEY 303.375 AU Release Date 2024-07-23 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160932524;
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