| INTRODUCTION [1-27] |
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what propaganda is: 1 talking and dancing: 5 psychology and propaganda: 8 pride and prejudice: 12 survey of the book: 16 argument of the book: 21 purpose of the book: 26 |
| I. THE MENTALITY OF THE VICTIM [28-195] |
| 1. Our Aims and Their Promises [28-51] |
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adaption: 28 economic motives: 29 income and status: 37 social status: 40 power and equality: 45 security: 48 |
| 2. Our Fears and Their Suggestions [52-83] |
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suggestions: 52 three kinds of suggestions: 54 suggestions and fears: 59 submissiveness and intimidation: 61 prestige and self-effacement: 64 prestige and sympathy: 68 suggestions and argumentations: 71 arguments, facts and wishes: 73 thought-saving devices: 76 propaganda and scientific mentality: 82 |
| 3. Leaders and Fathers [84-101] |
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leaders: 84 divine leaders: 87 angels and monsters: 91 leader and father: 94 social conditions: 96 divinity and inferiority: 97 |
| 4. Hatred and Aggressiveness [102-134] |
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the Nazis: 102 pacifists and others: 104 the ideal enemy: 107 why all this hatred? 108 forms of aggressive behaviour: 111 day-dreaming: 115 socialised aggressiveness: 120 atrocity propaganda: 124 a typical atrocity story: 130 |
| 5. Tribal Sentiments [135-155] |
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sentiments: 135 tribal isolation: 140 tribal groups: 142 drives behind tribal sentiments: 144 tribal isolation (II): 148 necessity of social isolation: 152 |
| 6. Nationalist Propaganda [156-179] |
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the great divide: 156 food, dress and language: 158 language and gestures: 161 "The Great Unwashed": 164 tribalism breeds tribalism: 165 Japanese tribalism: 168 positive attachments: 169 nationalism and oppression: 173 |
| 7. Magic Beliefs and Savage Survivals [180-195] |
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tribal hunter: 180 urbanisation: 181 magic in towns: 182 uses of magic: 187 magic in political propaganda: 189 blood cults: 190 a misunderstanding removed: 192 |
| II. THE VEILS WHICH HIDE THE TRUTH [196-297] |
| 1. Rationalisations [196-210] |
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unconscious lying: 196 definition and examples: 198 why do we deceive ourselves? 203 |
| 2. Camouflage [211-228] |
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common rationalisations: 211 camouflage and empire-building: 213 enemy "liberated": 214 British camouflage: 218 examples of camouflage in the class war: 220 some remarks about differences in camouflage: 226 |
| 3. Necessity of Self-Deception [229-257] |
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nature of camouflage: 229 unconscious duplicity: 236 lies … and lies: 237 symptoms: 240 purpose: 241 hysterical duality: 243 hysterical duplicity: 245 mass hysteria: 246 oppression: 248 flight from reality: 250 collective narcissism: 253 actors and demagogues: 254 |
| 4. Emotional Curtains [258-269] |
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disguise by new names: 258 words which prettify: 259 concealing the bad sides: 260 slaves' day off: 261 conceding the shadow: 262 why emotional curtains? 264 |
| 5. Vitality of Camouflage [270-283] |
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camouflage and logical thought: 270 camouflage belied by reality: 272 Dr. Goebbels and the "myth": 274 camouflage and tribalism: 278 what is behind it? 280 |
| CONCLUSION [284-297] |
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limitations of propaganda: 284 propaganda and objective facts: 286 second-hand facts: 291 achievements of propaganda: 294 rational propaganda? 295 |
| NOTES [298-322] |