This title looks at the way in which political messages are presented and how these have changed over the years. It explains the sophisticated advertising techniques used by politicians and their agents to persuade people to their view. It also explores how propaganda has been used to conceal the truth in history.

 

This book is part of a book series called Getting the Message .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 48 pages in this book. This is an encyclopedia. An encyclopedia is a book or numbered set of books containing authoritative summary information about a variety of topics in the form of short essays, usually arranged alphabetically by headword or classified in some manner. An entry may be signed or unsigned, with or without illustration or a list of references for further reading. Headwords and text are usually revised periodically for publication in a new edition. In a multivolume encyclopedia, any indexes are usually located at the end of the last volume. Encyclopedias may be general (example: Encyclopedia Americana) or specialized, usually by subject (Encyclopedia of Bad Taste) or discipline (Encyclopedia of Social Work). This book was published 2009 by Hachette Children's Group .

Sean Connolly is an experienced writer for children who has written widely on current affairs and historical issues.