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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453658903321

Autore

Wilford Hugh <1965-, >

Titolo

The CIA, the British left and the Cold War : calling the tune? / / Hugh Wilford ; foreword by David Caute

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-315-03939-7

1-138-01118-5

1-135-29470-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (345 p.)

Collana

Cass series. Studies in intelligence

Disciplina

909.82

Soggetti

Cold War

Electronic books.

Great Britain Politics and government 1945-1964

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 2003 by Frank Cass Publishers.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Dedication; Co-Series Editor's Preface; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Postwar Possibilities; 2 The Third Force Revisited: The British Left and IRD; 3 CIA and NCL; 4 A Case Study: The New Leader and the Cultural Cold War; 5 Labor Diplomacy; 6 Unwitting Assets? British Intellectuals and the Congress for Cultural Freedom; 7 The CIA, the European Movement and Bilderberg; 8 The Uses of Encounter; Conclusion; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

<P>Shortly after it was founded in 1947, the CIA launched a secret effort to win the Cold War allegiance of the British left. Hugh Wilford traces the story of this campaign from its origins in Washington DC to its impact on Labour Party politicians, trade unionists, and Bloomsbury intellectuals</P>