Us Public Diplomacy in Socialist Yugoslavia, 195070 - Soft Culture, Cold Partners

A fascinating historical account of how and why the U.S. cultural penetration in Yugoslavia became a key feature for the attainment of Washington's short, middle and long-term policy goals there.

List of contents

Introduction
1 Strategies of persuasion
2 The USIS in action
3 'America' at Yugoslav fairs
4 Art and sound diplomacy
5 Yugoslav leaders between (ex)changes and drawbacks
6 Beyond the 1960s
Bibliography

About the author

Carla Konta is a Lecturer in the Department of Italian Studies at University of Rijeka

Summary

A fascinating historical account of how and why the U.S. cultural penetration in Yugoslavia became a key feature for the attainment of Washington’s short, middle and long-term policy goals there. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Carla Konta
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781526140753
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-4075-3
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Key Studies in Diplomacy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Comparative Politics, Yugoslavia, Diplomacy, United States of America, USA, c 1950 to c 1959, Yugoslavia & Former Yugoslavia, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet