Description
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Book Summary
This essay examines the everyday language of politics and the media, revealing the ideological weight hidden in seemingly neutral expressions. Eric Hazan analyzes how certain words and phrases, when repeated systematically, shape collective thought and naturalize a worldview that serves the established power. A brief and sharp work for critical readers seeking to understand the mechanisms of contemporary propaganda.
What is it about?
Eric Hazan dismantles current public discourse to show that language is not innocent. Set phrases, terms borrowed from English, euphemisms, and slogans that saturate daily news create a mental framework that limits debate and shuts down real political alternatives. The book covers key expressions—from "modernization" to "common sense"—to expose their true function: to impose a neoliberal agenda and neutralize dissent. Each brief chapter functions as a piece of a discursive machinery that the author invites us to recognize and question.
Main themes
- Critical analysis of contemporary political and media language
- Mechanisms of propaganda and consensus-building in democratic societies
- Neoliberal ideology implicit in everyday vocabulary
- Relationship between power, discourse, and dominant thought
- Intellectual resistance through the deconstruction of public language
Who is it recommended for?
For readers interested in politics, sociology, and communication; students and professionals in the social sciences, journalism, or philosophy; and anyone wishing to develop a critical perspective on the information they consume daily. Especially useful for those seeking tools to identify discursive manipulation beyond the headlines.
What this book provides
- Keys to identifying the ideological weight in the everyday language of politicians and the media
- A method of critical reading applicable to any public discourse
- Deep understanding of how social consensus is manufactured through language
- Tools to defuse commonplaces and empty arguments
- A lucid perspective on the relationship between power and communication today
Technical specifications
- Author: HAZAN, ERIC
- Publisher: LA OVEJA ROJA
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: LITERARY ESSAYS, REFERENCE, INFORMATION AND INTERDISCIPLINARY SUBJECTS, COMMUNICATION STUDIES, POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
- Collection: ESSAY
- Number of pages: 136
- Weight: 184 g
Editorial review
A brief but incisive essay that more than fulfills its purpose: to unmask the invisible propaganda that permeates public discourse. Eric Hazan demonstrates that words are not neutral tools, but ideological weapons. His direct style and his ability to condense complex analyses into a few pages make this an essential read for those who want to understand how language conditions our perception of what is possible and desirable in politics. A work that invites you to read between the lines of every day's headlines.