LEADER 04271nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910452556903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-87400-8 010 $a1-4411-5330-6 035 $a(CKB)2550000000709828 035 $a(EBL)1094079 035 $a(OCoLC)823726250 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001101005 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11709765 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001101005 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11068519 035 $a(PQKB)10861595 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1094079 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1094079 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10638853 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL418650 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000709828 100 $a20130107d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA battle for neutral Europe$b[electronic resource] $eBritish cultural propaganda during the Second World War /$fEdward Corse 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cBloomsbury$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (273 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4725-7531-8 311 $a1-4411-9963-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aTitle page; copyright page; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Cultural Propaganda Theories and Definitions; The British Council's view; Existing definitions of 'cultural propaganda'; Related theories of propaganda and social transmission; Towards a new definition of cultural propaganda; Chapter 3 Learning from the Past; Roots and antecedents of the British Council in Britain; Developments in other European countries; The early years of the British Council; The British Council and the approach of war 327 $aConclusion Chapter 4 At Home: The British Council's Relationships with Other Organizations; Relations with the British Government; Relations with British non-Government organizations and individuals; Relations with the British Embassies; Conclusion; Chapter 5 On the Front Line: Cultural Propaganda in Action; The 'one size fits all' approach versus the bespoke approach to propaganda; Institutes; Teaching; Reaching out to a wider audience; Exhibitions, visitors and word-of-mouth propaganda; Films; Language issues; Conclusion; Chapter 6 The View from the Other Side 327 $aIssues in assessing the view from the other side Official views of the British Council; Non-official views of the British Council; Statistical analysis of newspaper reports about British Council activities; Conclusion; Chapter 7 Lessons for the Future: Towards a Model of Cultural Propaganda; The British Council's vital role; How the British Council operated and how this affected its cultural propaganda work; Factors critical for the success of the British Council; Assessing the success of the British Council; Towards a model of cultural propaganda; Contribution to existing literature; Notes 327 $aBibliographyIndex 330 $aA Battle for Neutral Europe describes and analyses the forgotten story of the British government's cultural propaganda organization, the British Council, in its campaign to win the hearts and minds of people in neutral Europe during the Second World War. The book draws on a range of previously unused material from archives from across Europe and private memoirs to provide a unique insight into the work of the leading British artists, scientists, musicians and other cultural figures who traveled to Spain, Portugal, Sweden and Turkey at great personal risk to promote British life and thought in 606 $aNeutrality$zEurope$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aPropaganda, British$zEurope$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xPropaganda 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aNeutrality$xHistory 615 0$aPropaganda, British$xHistory 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xPropaganda. 676 $a940.5488641 700 $aCorse$b Edward$0880649 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452556903321 996 $aA battle for neutral Europe$91966903 997 $aUNINA