Kurt Baschwitz : 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)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Amsterdam] : Amsterdam University Press, [2018]
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Online Access:Available via JSTOR
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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 (355 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-345) and index.
ISBN:9789048537280
9048537282
9789462986046
9462986045
Access:Open Access