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Selling the American way : U.S. propaganda and the Cold War /

In 1955, the United States Information Agency published a lavishly illustrated booklet called "My America." Assembled ostensibly to document "the basic elements of a free dynamic society," the booklet emphasized cultural diversity, political freedom, and social mobility and made...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Belmonte, Laura A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Truman years
  • The Eisenhower years
  • Defining democracy: images of the American political system
  • Selling capitalism: images of the economy, labor and consumerism
  • "The red target is your home": images of gender and the family
  • "A lynching should be reported without comment": images of race relations
  • Conclusion: the costs and limits of selling "America."