The United States and Public Diplomacy: New Directions in Cultural and International History (Diplomatic Studies, 5)

Presenting the latest historical research on public diplomacy, this book highlights the fact that the United States has not only been an important sponsor of public diplomacy, it also has been a frequent target of public diplomacy initiatives sponsored by Acknowledgements List of Contributors Introduction.The New International History Meets the New Cultural History: Public Diplomacy and U.S. Foreign Relations (Kenneth Osgood and Brian C. Etheridge) part i public diplomacy as international history Chapter One.The Anomaly of the Cold War: Cultural Diplomacy and Civil Society Since 1850 (Jessica C.E. Gienow-Hecht) Chapter Two.The Problem of Power in Modern Public Diplomacy. The Netherlands Information Bureau in World War II and the Early Cold War (David J. Snyder) Chapter Three. Ethnicity, Security, and Public Diplomacy: Irish-Americans and Ireland's Neutrality in World War II (John Day Tully) Chapter Four. Hollywood, Tourism, and Dictatorship: Samuel Bronston's Special Relationship with the Franco Regime, 1957–1973 (Neal M. Rosendorf) Chapter Five. Supranational Public Diplomacy: The Evolution of the UN Department of Public Information and the Rise of Third World Advocacy (Seth Center) Chapter Six. Transnational Public Diplomacy: Assessing Salvadoran Revolutionary Efforts to Build U.S. Public Opposition to Reagan's Central American Policy (Héctor Perla Jr) part ii the united states and public diplomacy Chapter Seven. Foreign Relations as Domestic Affairs: The Role of the "Public" in the Origins of U.S. Public Diplomacy (Justin Hart) Chapter Eight. Crisis Management and Missed Opportunities: U.S. Public Diplomacy and the Creation of the Third World, 1947–1950 (Jason C. Parker) Chapter Nine. Film as Public Diplomacy: The USIA's Cold War at Twenty-Four Frames per Second (Nicholas J. Cull) Chapter Ten. Mediating Public Diplomacy: Local Conditions and U.S. Public Diplomacy in Norway in the 1950s (Helge Danielsen) Chapter Eleven. Domestic Politics and Public Diplomacy: Appalachian Cultural Exhibits and the Changing Nature of U.S. Public Diplomacy, 1964–1972 (Michael L. Krenn) Chapter Twelve. Networks of Influence: U.S. Exchange Programs and Western Europe in the 1980s (Giles Scott-Smith) Index

Public diplomacy is the art of cultivating public opinion to achieve foreign policy objectives. A vital tool in contemporary statecraft, public diplomacy is also one of the most poorly understood elements of a nation’s 'soft power.'

The United States and Public Diplomacy adds historical perspective to the ongoing global conversation about public diplomacy and its proper role in foreign affairs. It highlights the fact that the United States has not only been an important sponsor of public diplomacy, it also has been a frequent target of public diplomacy initiatives sponsored by others. Many of the essays in this collection look beyond Washington to explore the ways in which foreign states, non-governmental organizations, and private citizens have used public diplomacy to influence the government and people of the United States.

Public diplomacy is the art of cultivating public opinion to achieve foreign policy objectives. A vital tool in contemporary statecraft, public diplomacy is also one of the most poorly understood elements of a nation's "soft power." The United States and Public Diplomacy adds historical perspective to the ongoing global conversation about public diplomacy and its proper role in foreign affairs. It highlights the fact that the United States has not only been an important sponsor of public diplomacy, it also has been a frequent target of public diplomacy initiatives sponsored by others. Many of the essays in this collection look beyond Washington to explore the ways in which foreign states, non-governmental organizations, and private citizens have used public diplomacy to influence the government and people of the United States Public diplomacy is the art of cultivating public opinion to achieve foreign policy objectives. A vital tool in contemporary statecraft, public diplomacy is also one most poorly understood elements of a nation's "soft power." The United States and Public Diplomacy adds historical perspective to ongoing global conversation about public diplomacy and its proper role in foreign affairs. It highlights the fact that United States has not only been an important sponsor of public diplomacy, it also has been a frequent target of public diplomacy initiatives sponsored by others. Many essays in this collection look beyond Washington to explore ways in which foreign states, non-governmental organizations, and private citizens have used public diplomacy to influence government and people of the United States--Publisher's description