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Campaigning Culture and the Global Cold War
. Ed(S): Scott-Smith, Giles; Lerg, Charlotte
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Hardback. Editor(s): Scott-Smith, Giles; Lerg, Charlotte. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG; HBJ; HBJK; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book explores the lasting legacy of the controversial project by the Congress for Cultural Freedom, funded by the CIA, to promote Western culture and liberal values in the battle of ideas with global Communism during the Cold War. One of the most important elements of this campaign was a series of journals published around the world: Encounter, Preuves, Quest, Mundo Nuevo, and many others, involving many of the most famous intellectuals to promote a global intellectual community. Some of them, such as Minerva and China Quarterly, are still going to this day. This study examines when and why these ... Read more
This book explores the lasting legacy of the controversial project by the Congress for Cultural Freedom, funded by the CIA, to promote Western culture and liberal values in the battle of ideas with global Communism during the Cold War. One of the most important elements of this campaign was a series of journals published around the world: Encounter, Preuves, Quest, Mundo Nuevo, and many others, involving many of the most famous intellectuals to promote a global intellectual community. Some of them, such as Minerva and China Quarterly, are still going to this day. This study examines when and why these ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Number of Pages
331
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137598660
SKU
V9781137598660
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Scott-Smith, Giles; Lerg, Charlotte
Giles Scott-Smith holds the Ernst van der Beugel Chair in the Diplomatic History of Transatlantic Relations since WWII at Leiden University, The Netherlands. His previous books include The Politics of Apolitical Culture: The Congress for Cultural Freedom, and CIA, and Postwar American Hegemony (2002). Charlotte A. Lerg teaches history at the Amerika Institut at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany. She also serves ... Read more
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