Cold War Modernists : : Art, Literature, and American Cultural Diplomacy / / Greg Barnhisel.
European intellectuals of the 1950s dismissed American culture as nothing more than cowboy movies and the A-bomb. In response, American cultural diplomats tried to show that the United States had something to offer beyond military might and commercial exploitation. Through literary magazines, travel...
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| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Abbreviations and Note on Unpublished Sources
- Acknowledgments
- INTRODUCTION
- 1. FREEDOM, INDIVIDUALISM, MODERNISM
- 2. "ADVANCING AMERICAN ART"
- 3. COLD WARRIORS OF THE BOOK: AMERICAN BOOK PROGRAMS IN THE 1950S
- 4. ENCOUNTER MAGAZINE AND THE TWILIGHT OF MODERNISM
- 5. PERSPECTIVES USA AND THE ECONOMICS OF COLD WAR MODERNISM
- 6. AMERICAN MODERNISM IN AMERICAN BROADCASTING: THE VOICE OF (MIDDLEBROW) AMERICA
- CONCLUSION
- Notes
- Index