The Cold War and the United States Information Agency: American Propaganda and Public Diplomacy, 1945-1989
By Nicholas J. Cull.
Description
Published at a time when the U.S. government's public diplomacy is in crisis, this book provides an exhaustive account of how it used to be done. The United States Information Agency was created in 1953 to "tell America's story to the world" and, by engaging with the world through international information, broadcasting, culture and exchange programs, became an essential element of American foreign policy during the Cold War. Based on newly declassified archives and more than 100 interviews with veterans of public diplomacy, from the Truman administration to the fall of ...
ISBN(s)
0521142830, 9780521142830
