The Cultural Cold War in Western Europe, 1945-60 (Cass Series--Studies in Intelligence)

The idea of the Cold War as a propaganda contest as opposed to a military conflict is being increasingly accepted. This has led to a re-evaluation of the relationship between economic policies, political agendas and cultural activities in Western Europe post 1945. This book provides an important cross-section of case studies that highlight the connections between overt/covert activities and cultural/political agendas during the early Cold War. It therefore provides a valuable bridge between diplomatic and intelligence research and represents an important contribution towards our understanding of the significance and consequences of this linkage for the shaping of post-war democratic societies. Book Cover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Title......Page 5 Copyright......Page 6 Contents......Page 7 Foreword......Page 10 Illustrations......Page 12 Acknowledgments......Page 13 Abbreviations......Page 14 1 Introduction: Boundaries to Freedom......Page 17 Part I INTELLECTUALS BETWEEN AUTONOMY AND CONTROL......Page 27 2 Revealing the Parameters of Opinion: An Interview with Frances Stonor Saunders......Page 28 3 Calling the Tune? The CIA, the British Left and the Cold War, 1945-1960......Page 47 Part II PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP......Page 55 4 Beyond Freedom, Beyond Control: Approaches to Culture and the State-Private Network in the Cold War......Page 56 5 The Politics of Productivity and the Politics of Anti-Communism: American and European Labour in the Cold War......Page 73 6 Organizing Atlanticism: The Bilderberg Group and the Atlantic Institute, 1952-1963......Page 89 Part III Target Groups: Youth and Women......Page 101 7 Putting Culture into the Cold War: The Cultural Relations Department (CRD) and British Covert Information Warfare......Page 102 8 From Stockholm to Leiden: The CIA’s Role in the Formation of the International Student Conference......Page 123 9 Youth Organizations as a Battlefield in the Cold War......Page 154 10 The Memorial Day Statement: Women’s Organizations in the Peace Offensive’......Page 175 Part IV Target Areas......Page 191 11 The Cold War Culture of the French and Italian Communist Parties......Page 192 12 The Propaganda of the Marshall Plan in Italy in a Cold War Context......Page 202 13 Out of Tune: The Congress for Cultural Freedom in Denmark, 1953-1960......Page 213 14 The Absent Dutch: Dutch Intellectuals and the Congress for Cultural Freedom......Page 228 Part V HIGH CULTURE AS POLITICAL MESSAGE......Page 240 15 How Good Are We? Culture and the Cold War......Page 241 16 The Control of Visual Representation: American Art Policy in Occupied Germany, 1945-1949......Page 253 17 ‘He is a Cripple an’ Needs My Love’: Porgy and Bess as Cold War Propaganda......Page 268 Abstracts......Page 279 About the Contributors......Page 286 Index......Page 290 The articles that comprise this collection constitute an evaluation of overt and covert influences on political and cultural activity in Western European democracies during the earliest period of the Cold War