You might be interested in Walter Lippman's 'Public Opinion' from 1922. It basically lays the groundwork for manipulating and influencing a population's collect

You might be interested in Walter Lippman's 'Public Opinion' from 1922. It basically lays the groundwork for manipulating and influencing a population's collective mindset by exploiting our inherent cognitive limitations and biases [1]. It has strongly influenced Western governments over the past century. You can read it for free, courtesy of the American Studies department at the University of Virginia [2]. [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Opinion_%28book%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Opinion_%28book%29 [2]: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/Lippman/cover.html http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/Lippman/cover.html