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Propaganda and Empire, the Manipulation of the British Public opinion 1880-1960, by John M. Mackenzie, examines the ways in which Britain’s place in the expanding world of nations was projected to the people in a series of a new media platforms to broadcast propaganda that occurred during the 1880’s to 1950’s. Printing allowed nationalistic ideas and beliefs to be projected using color and photographic reproduction in advertisements, posters, cards, and other sources. The creation of the radio allowed for the written word to be reinforced audibly. Visual images, parades, exhibitions and stage shows were powerfully shown through film. The ideas that came from this outpouring of words and images are what Mackenzie identifies as

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