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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781242303321

Titolo

Searching for a cultural diplomacy [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jessica C.E. Gienow-Hecht and Mark C. Donfried

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Berghahn Books, c2010

ISBN

1-78238-080-9

1-84545-994-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 p.)

Collana

Explorations in culture and international history series ; ; v. 6

Altri autori (Persone)

Gienow-HechtJessica C. E. <1964->

DonfriedMark C. <1978->

Disciplina

327.1

Soggetti

Cultural relations

World politics - 1945-1989

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Cultural relations and the Soviet Union -- pt. 2. Cultural diplomacy in central Europe -- pt. 3. Cultural diplomacy in the Middle East -- pt. 4. Civil society and cultural diplomacy in Japan.

Sommario/riassunto

Recent studies on the meaning of cultural diplomacy in the twentieth century often focus on the United States and the Cold War, based on the premise that cultural diplomacy was a key instrument of foreign policy in the nation's effort to contain the Soviet Union. As a result, the term "cultural diplomacy" has become one-dimensional, linked to political manipulation and subordination and relegated to the margin of diplomatic interactions. This volume explores the significance of cultural diplomacy in regions other than the United States or "western" countries, that is, regions that have been