02381nam 2200601 450 991046781030332120200520144314.01-61376-546-0(CKB)4330000000525625(OCoLC)1012282415(MdBmJHUP)muse60406(MiAaPQ)EBC5599574(Au-PeEL)EBL5599574(CaPaEBR)ebr11637860(EXLCZ)99433000000052562520181227d2017 ub 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierTaking books to the world American publishers and the cultural cold war /Amanda LaugesenAmherst ;Boston :University of Massachusetts Press,[2017]©20171 online resource (pages cm.)Studies in print culture and the history of the book1-62534-308-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction. American Cold War book empires -- Books for a new war -- Book diplomacy in the Middle East -- A world of books, an empire of books -- Book work as modernization -- Book modernization in Africa and Latin America -- The decline and end of Franklin Book Programs -- Conclusion. Assessing the legacy.Studies in print culture and the history of the book.American publishers and the cultural cold warBook industries and tradeUnited StatesHistory20th centuryPublishers and publishingHistory20th centuryTranslationsPublishingHistory20th centuryBooks and readingHistory20th centuryCultural diplomacyUnited StatesHistory20th centuryCold WarElectronic books.Book industries and tradeHistoryPublishers and publishingHistoryTranslationsPublishingHistoryBooks and readingHistoryCultural diplomacyHistoryCold War.381/.4500209730904Laugesen Amanda769643MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910467810303321Taking books to the world2144174UNINA