Reasserting America in the 1970s : U.S. public diplomacy and the rebuilding of America's image abroad / edited by Hallvard Notaker, Giles Scott-Smith, and David J. Snyder.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Notaker, Hallvard, editor.

Scott-Smith, Giles, 1968- editor.

Snyder, David J., 1967- editor.

Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

Series:

Key studies in diplomacy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations--20th century.

United States.

International relations.

United States--Foreign public opinion--20th century.

Physical Description:

vi, 287 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2016]

Contents:

1 Introduction: Reasserting America in the 1970s / Hallvard Notaker Notaker, Hallvard, Giles Scott-Smith Scott-Smith, Giles, David J. Snyder Snyder, David J. 1

2 Historical Setting: The Age of Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt / Thomas W. Zeiler Zeiler, Thomas W. 9

Part 1 A New Public Diplomacy for a New America

3 The Devil at the Crossroads: USIA and American Public Diplomacy in the 1970s / Nicholas J. Cull Cull, Nicholas J. 25

4 The Sister-City Network in the 1970s: American Municipal Internationalism and Public Diplomacy in a Decade of Change / Brian C. Etheridge Etheridge, Brian C. 43

5 The Exposure of CIA Sponsorship of Radio Free Europe: The "Crusade for Freedom," American Exceptionalism, and the Foreign-Domestic Nexus of Public Diplomacy / Kenneth Osgood Osgood, Kenneth 59

6 USIA Responds to the Women's Movement, 1960-1975 / Laura A. Belmonte Belmonte, Laura A. 79

7 "The Tow Key Mulatto Coverage": Race, Civil Rights, and American Public Diplomacy, 1965-1976 / Michael L. Krenn Krenn, Michael L. 95

8 Paintbrush Politics; The Collapse of American Arts Diplomacy, 1968-1972 / Claire Bower Bower, Claire 111

9 Selling Space Capsules, Moon Rocks, and America: Spaceflight in U.S. Public Diplomacy, 1961-1979 / Teasel Muir-Harmony Muir-Harmony, Teasel 127

Part 2 The World Responds to a Reassertive America

10 America's Public Diplomacy in France and Italy during the Years of Eurocommunism / Alessandra Brogi Brogi, Alessandra 145

11 Selling America between Sharpeville and Soweto: The USIA in South Africa, 1960-1976 / John C. Starter Starter, John C. 163

12 Selling the American West on the Frontier of the Cold War: The U.S. Army's German-American Volksfest in West Berlin, 1965-1981 / Benjamin P. Greene Greene, Benjamin P. 179

13 Unquiet Americans: The Church Committee, the CIA, and the Intelligence Dimension of U.S. Public Diplomacy in the 1970s / Paul M. McGarr McGarr, Paul M. 195

14 Time to Heal the Wounds: America's Bicentennial and U.S.-Sweden Normalization in 1976 / M. Todd Bennett Bennett, M. Todd 213

15 "Something to Boast About": Western Enthusiasm for Carter's Human Rights Diplomacy / Barbara Keys Keys, Barbara 229

16 To Arms for the Western Alliance: The Committee on the Present Danger, Defense Spending, and the Perception of American Power Abroad, 1973-1980 / John M. Rosenberg Rosenberg, John M. 245

Afterword

17 Afterword: Selling America in the Shadow of Vietnam / Robert J. McMahon McMahon, Robert J. 263.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781784993313

9781784993306

1784993301

178499331X

OCLC:

920740304

Publisher Number:

99966934919