The CIA, the British left and the Cold War : calling the tune? / Hugh Wilford ; foreword by David Caute.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilford, Hugh, 1965- author.

Series:

Cass series--studies in intelligence.

Cass series. Studies in intelligence

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Central Intelligence Agency--History--20th century.

United States.

Labour Party (Great Britain)--History--20th century.

Labour Party (Great Britain).

Cold War.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1945-1964.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (345 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P>Shortly after it was founded in 1947, the CIA launched a secret effort to win the Cold War allegiance of the British left. Hugh Wilford traces the story of this campaign from its origins in Washington DC to its impact on Labour Party politicians, trade unionists, and Bloomsbury intellectuals</P>

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Dedication; Co-Series Editor's Preface; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Postwar Possibilities; 2 The Third Force Revisited: The British Left and IRD; 3 CIA and NCL; 4 A Case Study: The New Leader and the Cultural Cold War; 5 Labor Diplomacy; 6 Unwitting Assets? British Intellectuals and the Congress for Cultural Freedom; 7 The CIA, the European Movement and Bilderberg; 8 The Uses of Encounter; Conclusion; References; Index

Notes:

First published in 2003 by Frank Cass Publishers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 5, 2014).

ISBN:

1-135-29477-1

1-315-03939-7

1-138-01118-5

1-135-29470-4

9781315039398

OCLC:

862049642