The cultural Cold War in Western Europe, 1945-1960 / / editors, Giles Scott-Smith, Hans Krabbendam

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Portland, OR, : F. Cass, 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (306 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.37509409045
• Soggetto topico: Cold War - Social aspects - Europe, Western
• Soggetto geografico: Europe, Western Relations United States; United States Relations Europe, Western; Europe, Western Cultural policy History 20th century
• Altri autori: Scott-SmithGiles <1968-> KrabbendamHans <1964->
• Note generali: Papers from a conference sponsored by the Roosevelt Study Center and the Netherlands Institute for War Documentation (NIOD), held in Oct. 2001 in Middleburg.; "This group of studies first appeared in a special issue ... [of] Intelligence and national security 18/2 (summer 2003)"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The cultural Cold War in Western Europe, 1945-1960
• ISBN: 1-135-76343-7; 9786610225187; 1-135-76344-5; 1-280-22518-1; 0-203-48581-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814476303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Cass series--studies in intelligence.