Collected in this massive 500+ page omnibus editions are Walter Lippman’s four most important books. These four books are seminal texts in the fields of media studies, political science, and social psychology. The father of modern journalism, Walter Lippmann was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner and visionary. A Preface to Politics is most incisive comment on politics to-day is indifference. When men and women begin to feel that elections and legislatures do not matter very much, that polit...

The life and ideas of one of the twentieth century’s leading political thinkersWalter Lippmann (1889–1974) was among the most influential and wide-ranging political writers in modern America. As both a journalist and political theorist, he shaped ideas about liberalism and democracy, the nature of public opinion, US power and empire, and the roles of journalists, experts, and citizens. Tom Arnold-Forster provides a bold historical reassessment of Lippmann’s intelle...

Giornalista e saggista, nel 1917 Walter Lippmann ricoprì la carica di sottosegretario aggiunto Usa alla Guerra: un breve interludio, che pure rappresentò uno strategico punto di osservazione delle convulsioni comunicative di una società democratica, apparentemente inconsapevole della propria complessità. Pubblicato nel 1922, L’opinione pubblica conserva la sua carica euristica, la sua lucida provocatorietà e ricchezza descrittiva. L’assunto è limpido: come avviene quel complesso e solo app...

«La creazione del consenso non è un’arte nuova. È un’arte vecchissima, che era stata data per morta quando apparve la democrazia, ma non è morta. La persuasione è diventata un’arte deliberata e un organo regolare del governo popolare. Nessuno di noi è in grado di vederne tutte le conseguenze, ma non è azzardato pensare che la conoscenza dei modi per creare il consenso altererà tutti i calcoli politici e modificherà tutte le premesse politiche». Walter Lippmann In un mondo dominato dal web,...

Public Opinion is a work by Walter Lippmann, published in 1922, that is a critical assessment of functional democratic government, especially the irrational, and often self-serving, social perceptions that influence individual behavior, and prevent optimal societal cohesion. The descriptions of the cognitive limitations people face in comprehending their socio-political and cultural environments, proposes that people must inevitably apply an evolving catalogue of general stereotypes to a c...

Key themes and ideas presented in "Public Opinion" include:Role of Media: Lippmann examines the role of the media in shaping public opinion. He discusses how media outlets, through the selection and presentation of information, play a crucial role in influencing how individuals perceive and understand the world.Perception and Stereotypes: Lippmann introduces the concept of "stereotypes," referring to simplified and generalized mental images that individuals use to interpret the complex rea...

The most incisive comment on politics to-day is indifference. When men and women begin to feel that elections and legislatures do not matter very much, that politics is a rather distant and unimportant exercise, the reformer might as well put to himself a few searching doubts. Indifference is a criticism that cuts beneath oppositions and wranglings by calling the political method itself into question.

The book "Public Opinion" is a critical assessment of functional democratic government, especially of the irrational and often self-serving social perceptions that influence individual behavior and prevent optimal societal cohesion. The detailed descriptions of the cognitive limitations people face in comprehending their socio-political and cultural environments leading them to apply an evolving catalogue of general stereotypes to a complex reality, rendered Public Opinion a seminal text i...

Public Opinion By Walter Lippmann Public Opinion is a book by Walter Lippmann, published in 1922, that is a critical assessment of functional democratic government, especially the irrational, and often self-serving, social perceptions that influence individual behavior, and prevent optimal societal cohesion. The descriptions of the cognitive limitations people face in comprehending their socio-political and cultural environments, proposes that people must inevitably apply an evolving catal...

This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design. Walter Lippmann's "A Preface to Morals" delves into the crisis of belief in modern society, exploring how the erosion of traditional religious values has left individuals grappling with a profound sense of vacancy and existential uncertainty. Lippmann examines the impact of modernity on personal morality and societal norms, highlighting the disconnection that arises when ancestral values dissolve. In "Golden...

Walter Lippmann was arguably the most recognized and respected political journalist of the twentieth century. His "Today and Tomorrow" columns attracted a global readership of well over ten million. Lippmann was the author of numerous books, including the best-selling A Preface to Morals (1929) and U.S. Foreign Policy (1943). His Public Opinion (1922) remains a classic text within American political philosophy and media studies. Lippmann coined or popularized sev...

Walter Lippmann gilt als einer der einflussreichsten Propagandisten des Neoliberalismus und einer gelenkten Demokratie, der dem marktradikalen Denken zum Siegeszug verhalf. Lippmanns 1922 erschienenes Buch "Public Opinion" gilt als ein Klassiker in Sachen Manipulation und Beeinflussung der öffentlichen Meinung. Von ihm wurde der Begriff "Kalter Krieg" geprägt und in den allgemeinen Sprachgebrauch gebracht. Weil die Durchschnittsbürger in einer Demokratie damit überfordert sind, komplexe ge...