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Weapons of mass distraction : soft power and American empire / Matthew Fraser.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fraser, Matthew, 1958-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Relations.
- United States.
- Relations.
- United States--Cultural policy.
- Cultural policy.
- United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.
- International relations.
- United States--Foreign relations--1989-.
- Popular culture--United States.
- Popular culture.
- Culture diffusion.
- Imperialism.
- Civilization, Modern--American influences.
- Civilization, Modern.
- Physical Description:
- 288 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First U.S. edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2005.
- Summary:
- "[Fraser] has taken a potentially dry topic and created a cogent, down-to-earth discussion of its merits." - "The Ottawa Citizen" "[Fraser's] arguments [are] interesting and provocative." - "National Post"
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Movies : the power and the glamour
- Television : Lotusland as global empire
- Music : pop goes the world
- Fast food : Coca-Colonization and McDomination
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Originally published in Canada by Key Porter Books, c2003.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-276) and index.
- ISBN:
- 031233849X
- OCLC:
- 56753140
- Publisher Number:
- 9780312338497
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