How Trump thinks : his tweets and the birth of a new political language
Oborne, Peter2017
Books, Manuscripts
The most unusual feature of Donald Trump's nationalist and populist campaign for the presidency of the USA was his obsessive use of Twitter. Like other social media, this form of communication has often been assumed to encourage the dissemination of liberal values and the circulation of facts. Trump's tweets, by contrast, formed a constant stream of provocations, insults, conspiracy theories, 'alternative facts' and outright lies. And they helped him win power. Peter Oborne analyses Trump's incendiary mendacity in all its bewildering guises, and shows how this fusion of entertainment and cunningly-crafted propaganda has destabilised the world's most powerful democracy.
Main title:
How Trump thinks : his tweets and the birth of a new political language / Peter Oborne and Tom Roberts.
Author:
Oborne, Peter, authorRoberts, Tom, author
Imprint:
London : Head of Zeus, 2017.
Collation:
xxxiv, 281 pages ; 22 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781786696656 (hbk)
Dewey class:
973.933092973.933
LC class:
E911
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1945657