Contents
Introduction. The History of Advertising: The First 3,000 Years
Part I: Ancient Times through the Dark Ages
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1. Advertising Archeology
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2. From Late BCE to CE
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3. The Dark Ages of Advertising
Part II: The Renaissance through the Victorian Age
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4. Emerging from the Dark
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5. Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Advertising
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6. The Result of Revolutions
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7. Nineteenth-Century Methods and Media
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8. Appeals and Social Implications via Nineteenth-Century Advertising
Part III: The Twentieth Century and Beyond
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9. The Twentieth Century Advertising Explosion
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10. Industry People, Agencies, and Change
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11. The Science of Advertising
Chapter 12.Criticism, Law, and Policy
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13. Improving on the Old
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14. Newest Media and Methods
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15. Living in a Virtual World
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16. Ads and Culture
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17. 2020 and Beyond
Conclusion
Bibliography
Jef I. Richards has served as chair of the Department of Advertising & Public Relations at Michigan State University, and as chair of the Department of Advertising at the University of Texas, the two largest and most influential university advertising programs in the United States. He is author or co-author of more than 90 published books, book chapters, and articles about advertising, marketing, or communications. He is on the advisory council of the Institute for Advertising Ethics (of the American Advertising Federation), on the board of directors for the Advertising Educational Foundation (of the Association of National Advertisers), and a panel member of the National Advertising Review Board (of the Advertising Self-Regulatory Council). Richards also is former president of the American Academy of Advertising, is a named fellow of that organization, as well as a recipient of its prestigious Ivan L. Preston Outstanding Contribution to Research Award. He is the inaugural inductee into the Rowan University Advertising Hall of Fame.