Culture and Propaganda

Download or read book Culture and Propaganda written by Dr Sarah Ellen Graham and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-09-28 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the crucial period between 1936 and 1953, this book explains how new notions of propaganda as reciprocal exchange, cultural engagement, and enlightening information paved the way for innovations in U.S. diplomatic practice. Through a comparative analysis of the State Department’s Division of Cultural Relations, the government radio station Voice of America, and drawing extensively on U.S. foreign policy archives, this book shows how America’s liberal traditions were reconciled with the task of influencing and attracting publics abroad.