Review of Guido Gili & Giovanni Maddalena, The History and Theory of Post-Truth Communication, London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2020, pp. 110.

  • Marco Stefano Birtolo Department of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, University of Molise.
Keywords: Post-Truth, Fake News, Communication, Manipulation.

Abstract

Review of the book The History and Theory of Post-Truth Communication, recently written by Guido Gili and Giovanni Maddalena.

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Published
2020-10-20
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Vol 5 No 2 (2020): Families and Generations in Migration Processes - Guest Editor, Isabella Crespi
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