Wartime propaganda: enemies defined by race.(The Evolution of War and Its Representation in Literature and Film)(Critical essay)
From: West Virginia University Philological Papers
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Date: 9/22/2004
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Author: Sapre, Erin E.
Propaganda is an expression of a particular doctrine, whether through the use of visual image, statements and other verbal methods, or persistent policies. But more than just an expression, propaganda has a purpose: an attempt or "scheme" intended "for propagating a doctrine or practice" (Brown 10). In fact, the Latin root of the word is propagare, which describes the act of transplanting young plant shoots "in order to reproduce new plants which will later take on a life of their ...
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