The Art of Persuasion: Political Communication in Italy from 1945 to the 1990s

by Luciano Cheles (Editor)

This book explores the variety of means by which political information has been conveyed in Italy from the early post-war period to the current era when political discourse takes second place to style, image, and soundbite. Examined are both official forms of communication (cinema, government newsreel, the press, election broadcasts) and more informal, clandestine forms of communication mostly originating from social movements, pressure groups and other organizations outside the party system (satire, political songs, terrorism).

448 pages, Hardcover

First published March 20, 2002