Trump and Hitler
A Comparative Study in Lying
Palgrave Macmillan · Print & ebook · March 2, 2024
This book compares Trump and Hitler as political performance artists.
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- Who it’s for
- Henk de Berg compares Trump and Hitler’s political performances, rhetoric, character, and management styles.
- Genres
- Political Lives, Fascism & Totalitarianism, Propaganda
- Published
- Palgrave Macmillan, March 2, 2024
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This book compares Trump and Hitler as political performance artists. It explores their populist self-staging and rhetorical strategies and explains how they connected with their respective audiences. It also analyses the two men's character, work ethic, and management style. In addition, the book addresses seemingly peripheral issues like the reasons behind Hitler's toothbrush moustache and Trump's hairstyle.
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By demystifying Hitler and Trump, the author throws new light on both of them.
Political Performance
Henk de Berg compares Trump and Hitler’s political performances, rhetoric, character, and management styles.
Come here for
- Comparisons of populist self-staging and rhetorical strategies
- Analysis of character, work ethic, and management style
Expect
- How each connected with his audience
- Attention to their distinctive hairstyles
Where it sits
| Fascism & Totalitarianism | 40% |
|---|---|
| Political Lives | 35% |
| Propaganda | 24% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Creative Writing
- Politics & Government
- Authors
- Henk de Berg
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Published
- March 2, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Creative Writing