Propaganda and the American Revolution 1763-1783
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Propaganda and the American Revolution 1763-1783Entry/Object ID
2025.7.2Description
The study of the American Revolution in the light of the modern knowledge of the technique of propaganda in the 1940s.Context
Philip Davidson was a professor and author. The book explores the goals, machinery, and tactics of revolutionary propaganda from 1763 to 1783, as well as the Tory counterattack, examining the use of pamphlets, newspapers, public addresses, songs, and more. Davidson makes a point that without the work of propagandists in the American Revolution, independence would not have been declared in 1776 nor recognized in 1783.Category
Public Relations, Propaganda, History, Politics