Confronting America : the Cold War between the United States and the communists in France and Italy / Alessandro Brogi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brogi, Alessandro, 1963-

Series:

New Cold War history

The new Cold War history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anti-Americanism.

History.

United States--Foreign relations--France.

United States.

International relations.

France.

France--Foreign relations--United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Italy.

Italy.

Italy--Foreign relations--United States.

United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.

Communism--France--History--20th century.

Communism.

Communism--Italy--History--20th century.

Anti-Americanism--France--History--20th century.

Anti-Americanism--Italy--History--20th century.

Parti communiste français.

Partito comunista italiano.

Physical Description:

xii, 533 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2011]

Contents:

The communists and national rebirth in France and Italy, 1944-1946

Confronting the communists in government : the American response, 1944-1947

Polarized confrontation : U.S. aid and propaganda versus cominform in France and Italy, 1947-1950

Communist peace campaigns and American psychological warfare, 1948-1955

The cultural Cold War at its peak : mass culture and intellectuals, 1948-1956

Diplomatic maneuvering : communist and American interplay of foreign and domestic policies during the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations

Redefining oppression : the 1960s, from affluence to youth protest

Redefining interdependence : the Eurocommunism of the 1970s and the U.S. response

Epilogue : cultural and political decline.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 473-507) and index.

ISBN:

9780807834732

0807834734

OCLC:

668197678