Churchill, Roosevelt and India - Propaganda During World War II

Informationen zum Autor Auriol Weigold is Course Convenor and Lecturer in the University of Canberra’s new BA International Studies. Klappentext During World War II! Churchill engaged in propaganda in the United States to persuade the American public and President Roosevelt that India should not be granted self-government at that time. This title unravels the reasons why this propaganda campaign was deemed necessary by Churchill! revealing the campaign's outcomes for nationalist Indians. Zusammenfassung During World War II, Churchill engaged in propaganda in the United States to persuade the American public and President Roosevelt that India should not be granted self-government at that time. Weigold unravels the reasons why this propaganda campaign was deemed necessary by Churchill, revealing the campaign’s outcomes for nationalist Indians. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Abbreviations Foreword Preface Introduction Chapter One: Churchill! Roosevelt and India: The Genesis of the Propaganda Game Chapter Two: America's Interest in India: The Reasons for Britain's Propaganda Campaign Chapter Three: Cripps! India and the Evolution of the Propaganda Campaign Chapter Four: Britain: Preparation for Propaganda Chapter Five: United States: Approach to Information Gathering Chapter Six: What Britain Said about Cripps' Offer Chapter Seven: What America Heard about Cripps' Offer Chapter Eight: Quit India: Gandhi's Emergence Appendix A: The Atlantic Charter! 1941 Appendix B: The Lend-Lease Act! 1941Notes Bibliography Index

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• Authors: Auriol Weigold, Auriol (University of Canberra Weigold, Weigold Auriol
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.06.2008
• EAN: 9780415990028
• ISBN: 978-0-415-99002-8
• No. of pages: 236
• Series: Routledge Studies in Modern History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, General & world history, Colonialism & imperialism, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Colonialism and imperialism, General and world history, Modern warfare, Political control and freedoms, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, HISTORY / Asia / South / General