The CIA, the British left, and the Cold War : calling the tune? /

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Shortly after it was founded in 1947, the CIA launched a secret effort to win the Cold War allegiance of the British left. Hugh Wilford traces the story of this campaign from its origins in Washington DC to its impact on Labour Party politicians, trade unionists, and Bloomsbury intellectuals.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wilford, Hugh, 1965-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; Portland, OR : F. Cass, 2003.
Series:Cass series--studies in intelligence.
Subjects:
United States. > Central Intelligence Agency > History > 20th century.
Labour Party (Great Britain) > History > 20th century.
Labour Party (Great Britain)
United States. > Central Intelligence Agency
1900-1999
Cold War.
Guerre froide.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
Politics and government
Labour Party (Groot-Brittannië)
CIA.
Koude Oorlog.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1945-1964.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-1964.
Great Britain
Electronic book.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Dedication; Co-Series Editor's Preface; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Postwar Possibilities; 2 The Third Force Revisited: The British Left and IRD; 3 CIA and NCL; 4 A Case Study: The New Leader and the Cultural Cold War; 5 Labor Diplomacy; 6 Unwitting Assets? British Intellectuals and the Congress for Cultural Freedom; 7 The CIA, the European Movement and Bilderberg; 8 The Uses of Encounter; Conclusion; References; Index.

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