Spinning the World - The Public Relations Industry and American Foreign Relations

"Spinning the World is the first book to examine the public relations industry's hidden hand of influence on American foreign relations. It is for students, scholars, and general readers interested in twentieth century US history, US foreign policy, and international relations, as well as PR, business, and communications"-- Provided by publisher.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: The Invisible Hand; 1. Progressive Origins: World War I and the Committee on Public Information; 2. Defining an Industry: Public Theory and Private Practice; 3. Conflicts of Interest: Ivy Lee, Carl Byoir, and Nazi Germany; 4. Promoting War and Peace: Entry into World War II; 5. Shaping International Order: Citizens' Organizations and the Postwar World; 6. Aligning with Government: Cold War and Psychological Warfare; 7. Developing American Business: Edward Bernays, the United Fruit Company, and Guatemala; 8. Selling the World to America: Nation Branding, the Vietnam Lobby, and the Congressional Backlash; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Andrew Johnstone is Associate Professor of History at the University of Leicester. He is the author and editor of five books, including Against Immediate Evil and US Presidential Elections and Foreign Policy (with Andrew Priest).

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Johnstone, Johnstone Andrew
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 31.08.2025
• EAN: 9781009567862
• ISBN: 978-1-009-56786-2
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Series: Cambridge Studies in US Foreign Relations
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Advertising, marketing; USA, Public Relations, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, International Relations, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Politics & government, United States of America, USA, Politics and government