"A collection of more than 50 articles by well-known specialists in the field of social sciences — The articles are grouped under the following heading: — 1. Theory of public opinion; 2. Formation of public opinion; 3. Effect of public opinion on politics; 4. Theory of communication; 5. The means of communication: structure and control; 6. Control of communications; 7. The different publics; 8. The effects of communication; 9. Public opinion, communication and democratic aims; 10. Methods of research into public opinion — At the end of the book these are bibliogaphies referring to each section." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 246, topic code 030)