Can posters kill? : antisemitic propaganda and World War II / Jerry Faivish with Kathryn Cole.

By:

Faivish, Jerry [author.]

Material type: Text

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still image

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unmediated

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volume

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9781772604290

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Summary: "A collection of WWII propaganda posters show how the Nazi party spread antisemitism and justified the murder of Jews in the Holocaust."--Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Adult Book	Phillipsburg Free Public Library	YA Non-Fiction	Teen Spot	YA 940.530222 FAI	Available	pap. ed		36748002630665

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

How did Hitler and the Nazi Party convince millions of people that the murder of Jews during the Holocaust was not only justifiable but correct? What can we learn from one of the most horrific times in history?

Can Posters Kill?uses rare, historical posters to take readers on a visual journey from medieval anti-Jewish artwork to the venomous Nazi propaganda of the Second World War. These posters show how powerful propaganda can be as a tool for spreading hate: how repetition, vivid imagery, and urgent messaging promote intense emotional reactions--fear, distrust, loyalty, revulsion--that can be used to create a coordinated campaign to impact the way we think. By understanding the visual language of propaganda from the past, we can learn to recognize and resist messages of hate--an essential skill in a digital world where information is spread in seconds.

"A collection of WWII propaganda posters show how the Nazi party spread antisemitism and justified the murder of Jews in the Holocaust."--Provided by publisher.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Preface (I)
Introduction (IV)
Section 1 Pre-World War II Posters (1)
Section 2 World War II Posters: 1939-1945 (17)
Section 3 Post-World War II Posters: 1945 (71)
Conclusion (78)
Afterword (80)
Selected Timeline (84)
Glossary (88)
Acknowledgments (94)
Poster Credits (95)

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Kirkus Book Review

Faivish, a son of Holocaust survivors, and co-author Cole weave together an analysis of antisemitic propaganda posters and the history of World War II. This work critically analyzes images from 1933 through 1946, dividing them into three sections covering the periods before, during, and after the war. Each segment opens with a one-page historical overview followed by two-page spreads featuring full-page, full-color reproductions of the posters (with captions providing translations) and a facing page containing one or more explanatory paragraphs explaining the antisemitic tropes at play. Many of the posters emerged from Paul Joseph Goebbels' Ministry of Propaganda. During the war, as Nazi reach expanded, they designed the posters to win the sympathy of non-Germans, and the book contains examples from France, Poland, Serbia, and other countries. The formal analysis of the images will help readers understand the ideologies the posters promoted, hone their visual literacy skills, and gain historical insights that they can apply to the present day. Additionally, the book provides brief overviews of key concepts, including the ideological and economic systems of communism and capitalism, and references other maligned groups, such as Black, Romani, and LGBTQ+ people. Terms defined in the glossary appear in bold in the main text. The book ends on a hopeful note with an afterword that urges readers to use their awareness to "be good and steadfast doves who bring blessings and hope to the future." A necessary overview that's rich in analysis and insight. (timeline, glossary, poster credits)(Nonfiction. 14-18) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.