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Deadly persuasion : why women and girls must fight the addictive power of advertising

Title
Deadly persuasion : why women and girls must fight the addictive power of advertising / Jean Kilbourne.
Author
Kilbourne, Jean.
Publication
New York, NY : Free Press, c1999.

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366 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
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Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-349) and index.
Contents
Introduction: "A girl of many parts": the making of an activist -- ch. 1. "Buy this 24-year-old and get all his friends absolutely free": we are the product -- ch. 2. "In your face...all over the place!": advertising is our environment -- ch. 3. "Bath tissue is like marriage": the corruption of relationships -- ch. 4. "Can an engine pump the valves in your heart?": crazy for cars -- ch. 5. "Please, please, you're driving me wild": falling in love with food -- ch. 6. "The more you subtract, the more you add": cutting girls down to size -- ch. 7. "Forget the rules! enjoy the wine": alcohol and rebellion -- ch. 8. "What you're looking for": rage and rebellion in cigarette advertising -- ch. 9. "The dream begins as soon as you open the door": advertising an addictive mind-set -- ch. 10. "In life there are many loves, but only one grande passion": addiction as a relationship -- ch. 11. "You talkin' to me?": advertising and disconnection -- ch. 12. "Two ways a woman can get hurt": advertising and violence -- ch. 13. "Relax, and enjoy the revolution": redefining rebellion.
Call Number
JFE 00-12026
ISBN
0684865998
LCCN
99038496
OCLC
41944597
Author
Kilbourne, Jean.
Title
Deadly persuasion : why women and girls must fight the addictive power of advertising / Jean Kilbourne.
Imprint
New York, NY : Free Press, c1999.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-349) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 00-12026
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