The Cultural Cold War (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Frances Stonor Saunders
- First Published: 2000
- Type of Work: History
- Time of Work: 1947-1967
- Principal Characters: Melvin Lasky, Michael Josselson, Nicolas Nabokov
- Genres: Nonfiction, History
- Subjects: 1950’s, Culture, 1960’s, United States or Americans, Twentieth century, 1940’s, Espionage or spies, Intelligence service, Cold War
In 1966-1967, Ramparts, The New York Times, and The Saturday Evening Post exposed and documented how, in the two post-World War II decades, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had been supporting and using a network of cultural organizations for pro-American propaganda. With the exception of Africa and the Communist bloc, it had been a worldwide project. The sensation, however, had little lasting resonance. In her first book, Frances Stonor Saunders deals, in effect, with the question: Who still cares?
Saunders does care, and The Cultural Cold War...
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