03222nam 2200649 450 991079791250332120170919045240.01-78238-843-510.1515/9781782388432(CKB)3710000000576874(EBL)4089583(SSID)ssj0001602289(PQKBManifestationID)16311054(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001602289(PQKBWorkID)13259197(PQKB)10263255(MiAaPQ)EBC4089583(DE-B1597)636173(DE-B1597)9781782388432(EXLCZ)99371000000057687420160209h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEmpire of pictures global media and the 1960s remaking of American foreign policy /Sönke KunkelNew York ;Oxford, England :Berghahn Books,2016.©20161 online resource (276 p.)Explorations in Culture and International History Series ;Volume 8Description based upon print version of record.1-78238-842-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; List of Figures; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index"In Cold War historiography, the 1960s are often described as a decade of mounting diplomatic tensions and international social unrest. At the same time, they were a period of global media revolution: communication satellites compressed time and space, television spread around the world, and images circulated through print media in expanding ways. Examining how U.S. policymakers exploited these changes, this book offers groundbreaking international research which shows that U.S. power came to depend more and more not on military superiority or economic strength alone, but also on America's ability to create appealing pictures that assured recognition of its global leadership"--Provided by publisher.Explorations in culture and international history series ;Volume 8.PicturesPolitical aspectsUnited StatesHistory20th centuryMass mediaPolitical aspectsUnited StatesHistory20th centuryGlobalizationPolitical aspectsUnited StatesHistory20th centuryImperialismHistory20th centuryUnited StatesForeign relations1961-1963United StatesForeign relations1963-1969Media History, Visual History, 1960s, Visual Culture, Media Studies, American Foreign Policy.PicturesPolitical aspectsHistoryMass mediaPolitical aspectsHistoryGlobalizationPolitical aspectsHistoryImperialismHistory327.73009/046Kunkel Sönke1566470MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910797912503321Empire of pictures3836967UNINA