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Informationen zum Autor Monica A. Rankin is an assistant professor of history at the University of Texas at Dallas. She is the author of the Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture: The Search for National Identity, 1820s-1900. Klappentext During the 1930s Mexico was undergoing a healing process after three decades of revolutionary turmoil and reform. In this climate, the coming of World War II became a major turning point in the legacy of the Mexican Revolution, offering the country a unique opportunity to unite against a common external enemy. The war also thrust the nation into an international forum as Germany and the United States launched propaganda campaigns to win over the Mexican people. In ¡México, la patria! Monica A. Rankin examines the pervasive domestic and foreign propaganda strategies in Mexico during World War II and their impact on Mexican culture, charting the evolution of these campaigns through popular culture, advertisements, art, and government publications throughout the war and beyond. In particular, Rankin shows how World War II allowed the wartime government of Ávila Camacho to justify an aggressive industrialization program following the Mexican Revolution. Finally, tracing how the American government's wartime propaganda laid the basis for a long-term effort to shape Mexican attitudes toward the country's neighbor to the north, ¡México, la patria! reveals the increasing influence of American culture on the development of Mexico's postwar identity. Zusammenfassung A study of the use of propaganda in Mexico during WWII to promote a policy of national unity and patriotism. It examines the pervasive domestic and foreign propaganda strategies in Mexico during World War II and their impact on Mexican culture! charting the evolution of these campaigns through popular culture! advertisements! and art. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1. A Propaganda Mosaic, 1933-19402. A Blueprint for Propaganda: Diplomacy and the OIAA, 1940-19413. A Revolutionary Mural of Propaganda4. Soup Can Propaganda: The OIAA and the American Way of Life, 1942-19435. A Propaganda Chalkboard: Patriotism, Education, and Propaganda6. A Propaganda Billboard: Heroes, Victims, and a View to the Postwar Era, 1944-1945Conclusion: World War II in a Mexican Deck of CardsNotesBibliographyIndex...
