{"product_id":"the-cold-war-and-the-united-states-information-agency-american-propaganda-and-public-diplomacy-1945-1989-paperback-9780521142830","title":"The Cold War and the United States Information Agency; American Propaganda and Public Diplomacy, 1945–1989 (Paperback) 9780521142830","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cold War and the United States Information Agency\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAmerican Propaganda and Public Diplomacy, 1945–1989\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book provides an exhaustive account of the United States Information Agency - an essential element of American foreign policy during the Cold War.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNicholas J. Cull (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521142830, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 16 November 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e568 pages, 10 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.7 x 3 cm, 0.972 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'[Nicholas Cull's] conclusions are based on a huge amount of evidence, which he presents in a lucid manner. This is an important book, if a melancholy one, and deserves to be read by historians and practitioners alike.' The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePublished at a time when the US government's public diplomacy has been 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 the Berlin Wall, Nicholas J. Cull relates both the achievements and the endemic flaws of American public diplomacy in this period. Major topics include the process by which the Truman and Eisenhower administrations built a massive overseas propaganda operation; the struggle of the Voice of America to base its output on journalistic truth; the challenge of presenting civil rights, the Vietnam War, and Watergate to the world; and the climactic confrontation with the Soviet Union in the 1980s. This study offers remarkable and new insights into the Cold War era.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePrologue: the foundations of US information overseas\u003cbr\u003e 1. Getting the sheep to speak: the Truman years, 1945–53\u003cbr\u003e 2. Mobilizing 'the P-Factor': Eisenhower and the birth of the USIA, 1953–6\u003cbr\u003e 3. In the shadow of Sputnik: the second Eisenhower administration, 1957–61\u003cbr\u003e 4. Inventing truth: the Kennedy administration, 1961–3\u003cbr\u003e 5. Maintaining confidence: the early Johnson years, 1963–5\u003cbr\u003e 6. 'My radio station': the Johnson administration, 1965–9\u003cbr\u003e 7. Surviving détente: the Nixon years, 1969–74\u003cbr\u003e 8. A new beginning: the Ford administration, 1974–7\u003cbr\u003e 9. From the 'two-way' mandate to the second Cold War: the Carter administration, 1977–81\u003cbr\u003e 10. 'Project Truth': the first Reagan administration, 1981–4\u003cbr\u003e 11. Showdown: the second Reagan administration, 1985–9\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: victory and the strange death of the USIA, 1989–99\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: trajectories, maps, and lessons from the past of US public diplomacy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e], 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%2220th%20century%20history:%20c%201900%20%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW\u003c\/a\u003e], History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909201387800,"sku":"9780521142830","price":33.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521142830i_b3c410e6-90cd-4edb-9e06-69c2abb78130.jpg?v=1691372379","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cold-war-and-the-united-states-information-agency-american-propaganda-and-public-diplomacy-1945-1989-paperback-9780521142830","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}