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Deadly Persuasion: Why Women and Girls Must Fight the Addictive Power of Advertising

by Jean Kilbourne · 1999 · 366 pages

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Discusses the advertising establishment, revealing what advertisers know about human nature and how they exploit it to make a profit.

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Subject
psychologysociology
Themes
feminismgenderwomenmediapolitics
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 366 pages

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