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Titolo |
The cultural Cold War in Western Europe, 1945-1960 / / editors, Giles Scott-Smith, Hans Krabbendam |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Frank Cass, , 2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-76343-7 |
9786610225187 |
1-135-76344-5 |
1-280-22518-1 |
0-203-48581-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (306 p.) |
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Collana |
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Cass series--studies in intelligence |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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KrabbendamHans <1964-> |
Scott-SmithGiles <1968-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cold War - Social aspects - Europe, Western |
Europe, Western Relations United States |
United States Relations Europe, Western |
Europe, Western Cultural policy History 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"This group of studies first appeared in a special issue. [of] Intelligence and national security 18/2 (summer 2003)"--T.p. verso. |
Papers from a conference sponsored by the Roosevelt Study Center and the Netherlands Institute for War Documentation (NIOD), held in Oct. 2001 in Middleburg. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: Boundaries to Freedom; 2 Revealing the Parameters of Opinion: An Interview with Frances Stonor Saunders; 3 Calling the Tune? The CIA, the British Left and the Cold War, 1945-1960; 4 Beyond Freedom, Beyond Control: Approaches to Culture and the State-Private Network in the Cold War; 5 The Politics of Productivity and the Politics of Anti-Communism: American and European Labour in the Cold War |
6 Organizing Atlanticism: The Bilderberg Group and the Atlantic Institute, 1952-19637 Putting Culture into the Cold War: The Cultural Relations Department (CRD) and British Covert Information Warfare; 8 |
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From Stockholm to Leiden: The CIA's Role in the Formation of the International Student Conference; 9 Youth Organizations as a Battlefield in the Cold War; 10 The Memorial Day Statement: Women's Organizations in the Peace Offensive'; 11 The Cold War Culture of the French and Italian Communist Parties; 12 The Propaganda of the Marshall Plan in Italy in a Cold War Context |
13 Out of Tune: The Congress for Cultural Freedom in Denmark, 1953-196014 The Absent Dutch: Dutch Intellectuals and the Congress for Cultural Freedom; 15 How Good Are We? Culture and the Cold War; 16 The Control of Visual Representation: American Art Policy in Occupied Germany, 1945-1949; 17 'He is a Cripple an' Needs My Love': Porgy and Bess as Cold War Propaganda; Abstracts; About the Contributors; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The idea of the Cold War as a propaganda contest as opposed to a military conflict is being increasingly accepted. This has led to a re-evaluation of the relationship between economic policies, political agendas and cultural activities in Western Europe post 1945.This book provides an important cross-section of case studies that highlight the connections between overt/covert activities and cultural/political agendas during the early Cold War. It therefore provides a valuable bridge between diplomatic and intelligence research and represents an important contribution towards our underst |
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