Kurt Baschwitz: A Pioneer of Communication Studies and Social Psychology

by Jaap van Ginneken

In this accessible, unique study of a forgotten but noteworthy figure, the author tells the story of the life of Kurt Baschwitz (1886―1968), a scholar who fled from the Nazis. He wrote six books, never translated into English, on four related the press, propaganda, politics, and persecution. Baschwitz independently developed concepts that are now seen as key to communication science and social psychology, and the author places Baschwitz’s ideas in the wider context of his dramatic life and times.

360 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2018