Networks of Empire

Networks of Empire

EnglishPaperback / softback
Scott-Smith, Giles
Presses Interuniversitaires Europeennes
EAN: 9789052012568
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Exchange programmes have been a part of US foreign relations since the nineteenth century, but it was only during and after World War II that they were applied by the US government on a large scale to influence foreign publics in support of strategic objectives.
This book looks at the background, organisation, and goals of the Department of State's most prestigious activity in this field, the Foreign Leader Program. The Program (still running as the International Visitor Leadership Program) enabled US Embassies to select and invite talented, influential 'opinion leaders' to visit the United States, meet their professional counterparts, and gain a broad understanding of American attitudes and opinions from around the country.
By tracking the operation of the Program in three key transatlantic allies of the United States a full picture is given of who was selected and why, and how the target groups changed over time in line with a developing US-European relationship. The book therefore takes a unique in-depth look at the importance of exchanges for the extension of US 'informal empire' and the maintenance of the transatlantic alliance during the Cold War.
EAN 9789052012568
ISBN 9052012563
Binding Paperback / softback
Publisher Presses Interuniversitaires Europeennes
Publication date February 4, 2008
Pages 528
Language English
Dimensions 220 x 150
Country Belgium
Authors Scott-Smith, Giles
Edition New ed
Series Cite Europeenne/European Policy