A trove of 20th- and 21st-century propaganda imagery used by regimes around the world, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe and beyond
Do you know what propaganda looks like? A mural showing Saddam Hussein on horseback. A poster featuring Chinese climbers carrying a bust of Mao to the summit of Mount Everest. A film of North Koreas Kim Jong Un parading an intercontinental ballistic missile. A Pakistani newspaper advertisement calling for Jehad [ sic]. A soldier firing condoms from his gun in a Ugandan AIDS awareness and prevention campaign. A painting depicting American and Soviet crew members of the 1976 Apollo-Soyuz mission riding horseback across the heavens above earth, their respective flags held aloft.
Juxtaposing a wide range of material originating from conflicting ideologies, Propagadopolis presents a wealth of shocking, unusual and visually arresting images. Spanning an array of regions worldwide (with a particular focus on the US and the USSR) and ranging from the early 20th century to the present, the selected materials demonstrate how propaganda has been wielded to evoke emotions, rally support or instill fear. Most of all, propaganda aims to leave an indelible mark on the collective consciousness. Extended captions explain the fascinating stories behind this material, contextualizing the strategies used by governments, agencies and individuals seeking to influence, deceive and demoralize the public through the use of propaganda. Containing many previously unpublished examples and with an enlightening introduction from Robert Peckham, author of Fear: An Alternative History of the World (2023), Propagandopolis is an essential visual guide to the enduring potency of the most pervasive, manipulative and persuasive images of our time.
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This vivid and fascinating collection of propaganda spans over a century a visual feast illustrating how persuasion, manipulation and fear were used to influence populations around the world.
Bradley Davies is a historical researcher based in London. He began Propagandopolis as a project in early 2018 which has since amassed over 300,000 followers online. He is also building a digital archive of propaganda posters, cartoons and other ephemera, which he intends to be the internet's largest and most accurate archive of propaganda artefacts. Propagandopolis can be found on all major social media platforms @propagandopolis. The archive can be found at propaganda.pictures.
Robert Peckham is a cultural historian and the author of the critically acclaimed book Fear: An Alternative History of the World. He was previously Professor of History and MB Lee Endowed Professor in the Humanities and Medicine at the University of Hong Kong. He has held fellowships at Cambridge, Oxford, LSE, and King's College London, and been a visiting scholar at NYU. A fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he has published in Foreign Affairs, New Statesman, Prospect, the Guardian, the Independent and the Times Literary Supplement. He lives in New York.
The book has been compiled and edited by Damon Murray and Stephen Sorrell who have been publishing critically acclaimed books on design and architecture since 2004.
