The Diplomacy of Ideas
U.S. Foreign Policy and Cultural Relations, 1938–1950

Frank A. Ninkovich (Author)

9780521232418, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 27 February 1981

264 pages
24 x 16.3 x 2.7 cm, 0.55 kg

An interpretive history of the uses of cultural relations in U.S. foreign policy. Analyzes the links between fundamental foreign policy outlooks and American institutional structures. Shows how the U.S. made the transition from foreign policy passivity in the 1930s to global activism in the 1950s.

Preface
Introduction
1. Philanthropic origins of cultural policy
2. Wartime departures from tradition
3. Planning the liberal ecumene
4. The failure of internationalism
5. The politics of institutionalization
6. The transformation of cultural internationalism
Conclusion: freedom, ideology, and culture
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW], History of the Americas [HBJK]