Jacques Ellul was a French philosopher and Christian anarchist. He served as professor of history and the sociology of institutions on the Faculty of Law and Economic Sciences at theUniversity of Bordeaux for many years. Although he was trained as a sociologist, Ellul is considered a philosopher with a particular interest in technology and the possibility of technological tyranny. He is said to have coined the phrase"Think globally, act locally." Among his books are Propaganda, The Political Illusion, The Theological Foundation of Law, The Meaning of the City, and many others. Jacques Ellul passed away in 1994 at the age of 82.
"A far more frightening work than any of the nightmare novels of
George Orwell. With the logic which is the great instrument of
French thought, [Ellul] explores and attempts to prove the thesis
that propaganda, whether its ends are demonstrably good or bad, is
not only destructive to democracy, it is perhaps the most serious
threat to humanity operating in the modern world." —Los
Angeles
"The theme of Propaganda is quite simply . . . that when
our new technology encompasses any culture or society, the result
is propaganda. . . . Ellul has made many splendid contributions in
this book.” —Book Week
“Ellul's work is brilliant, thoroughgoing,
frightening.” —Kirkus Reviews
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