Mass persuasion as a means of legitimation and China's popular authoritarianism

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 434-457

  Brady, Anne Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Authoritarianism; Legitimation; Mass persuasion; Propaganda

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350448563     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764209338802     Document Type: Article

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