Transmission Impossible: American Journalism as Cultural Diplomacy in Postwar Germany, 1945--1955

(Part of the Eisenhower Center Studies on War and Peace Series)

by Jessica C.E. Gienow-Hecht

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In this innovative study, Jessica C. E. Gienow-Hecht challenges long-standing analyses of the United States' "cultural imperialism" that emphasize the policy makers' determination to export U.S. culture in order to spread capitalism and gain access to overseas markets and raw materials. She also contests the claims by scholars of reception theory that foreign audiences deliberately condition the reception of U.S. culture abroad. Studying the example...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0807124095

ISBN13:9780807124093

Release Date:October 1999

Publisher:LSU Press

Length:256 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

History Language Arts Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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Transmission Impossible: American Journalism as Cultural Diplomacy in Postwar Germany, 1945--1955

(Part of the Eisenhower Center Studies on War and Peace Series)

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