Parting the Curtain
Propaganda, Culture and the Cold War, 1945-61
Published on 1. January 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
299 pages
978-0-333-73123-9 (ISBN)
Description
During the Truman and Eisenhower administrations, Washington policymakers aspired to destabilize the Soviet and East European Communist Party regimes by implementing programmes of psychological warfare and gradual cultural infiltration. In focusing on American propaganda and cultural infiltration of the Soviet empire in these years, "Parting the Curtain" emerges as a study of certain aspects of US Cold War diplomacy which have been hitherto unexamined.
Reviews / Votes
'A fascinating and comprehensive study of early Cold War propaganda by one of America's most distinguished historians.' - Journal of Intelligence and National Security '...a chilling study which merits attention and will appeal to historians and non-specialists alike.' - Slavic and East European JournalMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 217 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
425 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-73123-9 (9780333731239)
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Book
01/1998
Palgrave MacMillan
€74.89
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Person
WALTER L. HIXSON is Professor of History at the University of Akron.
Content
Introduction A Propaganda Strategy for the Cold War Reviving the Voice Liberation Propaganda Liberation Denied A Breakthrough in East-West Exchange To the Kitchen Debate The Soviets and Sokolniki Conclusions