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Bernays, Edward (1891–1995) By Beard, David

DOI: 10.4324/9781135000356-REM1537-1
Published: 02/05/2017
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Edward Louis Bernays retains a place in the history of modernity for synthesizing Freudian psychology, political communication (or propaganda) and the media. The fruit of that synthesis, modern public relations theory, changed the way governments relate to their citizens and the ways businesses relate to their customers.

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Beard, David. "Bernays, Edward (1891–1995)." The Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism. : Taylor and Francis, 2016. Date Accessed 10 Jun. 2023 https://www.rem.routledge.com/articles/bernays-edward-1891-1995. doi:10.4324/9781135000356-REM1537-1

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