Chapter 1 Introduction
The introduction outlines the main trajectories of the Cultural Cold War, starting with the revelations in the late 1960s that the CIA was using various front organizations to fund culture abroad as a way to combat Soviet influence. It adds to the familiar narrative by showing that the Cultural Cold...
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| description | The introduction outlines the main trajectories of the Cultural Cold War, starting with the revelations in the late 1960s that the CIA was using various front organizations to fund culture abroad as a way to combat Soviet influence. It adds to the familiar narrative by showing that the Cultural Cold War needs to be re-evaluated on the one hand by focusing on US philanthropy in the postcolonial world. On the other hand there is a need to examine Soviet and East European initiatives in the newly independent nations from the perspective of cultural diplomacy and soft power. The activities on both sides of the Iron Curtain testify to the recognition on the part of US policy makers that the emerging postcolonial world needed substantial investment in cultural infrastructure if it was to resist the blandishments of socialism, to which many of its leaders were ideologically attracted, if not aligned. The final section outlines the four sections that structure the volume: Networks and Institutions; Cultural Diplomacy; Artists and Agency; and Cultures of Things. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1015332025-05-08T08:50:26Z Chapter 1 Introduction Balme, Christopher B. Cultural Cold War, decolonization, postcolonial studies, cultural diplomacy, national theatre The introduction outlines the main trajectories of the Cultural Cold War, starting with the revelations in the late 1960s that the CIA was using various front organizations to fund culture abroad as a way to combat Soviet influence. It adds to the familiar narrative by showing that the Cultural Cold War needs to be re-evaluated on the one hand by focusing on US philanthropy in the postcolonial world. On the other hand there is a need to examine Soviet and East European initiatives in the newly independent nations from the perspective of cultural diplomacy and soft power. The activities on both sides of the Iron Curtain testify to the recognition on the part of US policy makers that the emerging postcolonial world needed substantial investment in cultural infrastructure if it was to resist the blandishments of socialism, to which many of its leaders were ideologically attracted, if not aligned. The final section outlines the four sections that structure the volume: Networks and Institutions; Cultural Diplomacy; Artists and Agency; and Cultures of Things. 2023-07-19T05:55:29Z 2023-07-19T05:55:29Z 2023-07-17T08:33:16Z 2024 chapter https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/63972 9781032051581 9781032051611 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/101533 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/63972/1/9781003196334_10.4324_9781003196334-1.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/63972/1/9781003196334_10.4324_9781003196334-1.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/63972/1/9781003196334_10.4324_9781003196334-1.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003196334-1 10.4324/9781003196334-1 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 Performing the Cold War in the Postcolonial World H2020 European Research Council 178e65b9-dd53-4922-b85c-0aaa74fce079 9781032051581 9781032051611 European Research Council (ERC) EU collection Routledge 16 694559 open access |
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