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Jason Stanley's book How Propaganda Works was published in 2015.

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Robinson's PodcastSep 23, 2026
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Multiple sources show How Propaganda Works by Jason Stanley was published in 2015 (Princeton University Press, hardcover 2015, paperback 2016), including a Times Higher Education review dated August 2015 and Wikipedia and Muse listings.

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… But looking at American politics in 20 26, and the upcoming elections in particular, where do you see this most clearly and problematically? Well, the propaganda environment has shifted. My book, How Propaganda Works, was published in 2015. At the time when I was working on it, in 2012, 2013, 2014, propaganda was not a topic in political philosophy or in public life. Uh, people kind of mocked me for working on it. …
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What we found

Supports. The Times Higher Education review, published August 27, 2015, states the book was published 24 June 2015 by Princeton University Press.[3]

Supports. Project MUSE lists the monograph with publication year 2015 from Princeton University Press, and the author's publications page lists Princeton UP, 2015.[1][4]

Supports. Wikipedia describes it as a 2015 nonfiction book by Jason Stanley published by Princeton University Press, and a 2016 NYT-based review notes it was originally published in hardcover in 2015.[5][6]

Context. The Princeton University Press page lists paperback and ebook publication dates in 2027, which reflect later editions rather than the original publication.[2]

Sources

6 sources: 2 primary, 4 not rated

  1. 1How Propaganda Worksmuse.jhu.edu · primary source · cited for: supports
  2. 2How Propaganda Works - Princeton University Presspress.princeton.edu · primary source · cited for: context
  3. 3How Propaganda Works, by Jason Stanleytimeshighereducation.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  4. 4jasonstanley.org · publicationsPublications – Jason Stanleyjasonstanley.org · not rated · cited for: supports
  5. 5How Propaganda Works - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
  6. 6NYT review: 'How Propaganda Works' Is a Timely ...prisonpolicy.org · not rated · cited for: supports

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