{"product_id":"russophobia-propaganda-in-international-politics-9789811914676","title":"Russophobia: Propaganda in International Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eRussophobia is the irrational fear of Russia, which is a key theme in the study of propaganda in the West. Propaganda is the science of convincing an audience without appealing to reason, and the West and Russia have been juxtaposed as Western versus Eastern, European versus Asiatic, civilized versus barbaric, modern versus backward, liberal versus autocratic, and even good versus evil. After the Cold War, anti-Russian propaganda aims to filter all political questions through the simplistic binary stereotype of democracy versus authoritarianism, which provides little if any heuristic value to understand the complexities of relations. Propaganda can have both positive and negative effects, promoting unity and mobilizing resources but also creating irrational decision-making and obstructing a workable peace. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 307 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 23 April 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Springer Verlag, Singapore\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe irrational fear of Russia, a central theme in the study of propaganda in the West, is defined in this book. Russia has been portrayed as the \"Other,\" with a diametrically opposed identity throughout history. Propaganda is the science of convincing an audience without appealing to reason. The West and Russia have been juxtaposed as Western versus Eastern, European versus Asiatic, civilized versus barbaric, modern versus backward, liberal versus autocratic, and even good versus evil. During the Cold War, ideological dividing lines fell naturally by casting the debate as capitalism versus communism, democracy versus totalitarianism, and Christianity versus atheism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the Cold War, anti-Russian propaganda aimed to filter all political questions through the simplistic binary stereotype of democracy versus authoritarianism, which provided little if any heuristic value to understand the complexities of relations. A key feature of propaganda against the inferior \"Other\" is both contemptuous derision and panic-stricken fear of the threat to civilization. Russia has therefore been allowed to play one of two roles throughout history: either an apprentice of Western civilization by accepting the subordinate role as the student and political object, or a threat that must be contained or defeated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile propaganda has the positive effect of promoting unity and mobilizing resources toward rational and strategic objectives, it can also have the negative effect of creating irrational decision-making and obstructing a workable peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 534g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 154 x 217 x 25 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9789811914676\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEdition number\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1st ed. 2022\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glenn Diesen","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44103260340474,"sku":"9789811914676","price":93.93,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1662155492574_book.jpg?v=1662312915","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/russophobia-propaganda-in-international-politics-9789811914676","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}