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ISBN
9780700615902
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Publisher
University Press of Kansas
ISBN-10
0700615903
ISBN-13
9780700615902
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66263233

Product Key Features

Book Title
Total Cold War : Eisenhower's Secret Propaganda Battle at Home and Abroad
Number of Pages
520 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military Science, United States / 20th Century, History & Theory, International Relations / General, Presidents & Heads of State, Propaganda
Publication Year
2006
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Technology & Engineering, Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Kenneth Osgood
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
24.8 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
7.2 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2005-027603
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"An invaluable study of the Eisenhower administration's efforts to win the hearts and minds of humankind during the turbulent decade of the 1950s."-- Melvyn P. Leffler , author of A Preponderance of Power: National Security, the Truman Administration, and the Cold War "Sheds new light on Eisenhower's efforts to shape opinions at home as well as abroad, in the free as well as the communist worlds."-- Michael J. Hogan , author of A Cross of Iron: Harry S. Truman and the Origins of the National Security State, 1945-1954 "A highly informative, suavely argued, conscientiously researched, and articulate book."-- Stephen J. Whitfield , author of The Culture of the Cold War "A superb and convincing book."-- Mark Kramer , Director, Cold War Studies Center, Harvard University "Osgood's path-breaking book could not be more relevant today. Elegantly written and powerfully argued, it belongs on the shelf of core texts for understanding U.S. foreign relations."-- Timothy Naftali , director, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum "Absorbing and readable."-- Emily Rosenberg in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, An invaluable study of the Eisenhower administrations efforts to win the hearts and minds of humankind during the turbulent decade of the 1950s.Melvyn P. Leffler , author of A Preponderance of Power: National Security, the Truman Administration, and the Cold War Sheds new light on Eisenhowers efforts to shape opinions at home as well as abroad, in the free as well as the communist worlds.Michael J. Hogan , author of A Cross of Iron: Harry S. Truman and the Origins of the National Security State, 19451954 A highly informative, suavely argued, conscientiously researched, and articulate book.Stephen J. Whitfield , author of The Culture of the Cold War A superb and convincing book.Mark Kramer , Director, Cold War Studies Center, Harvard University Osgoods path-breaking book could not be more relevant today. Elegantly written and powerfully argued, it belongs on the shelf of core texts for understanding U.S. foreign relations.Timothy Naftali , director, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum Absorbing and readable.Emily Rosenberg in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, "An invaluable study of the Eisenhower administration's efforts to win the hearts and minds of humankind during the turbulent decade of the 1950s."- Melvyn P. Leffler , author of A Preponderance of Power: National Security, the Truman Administration, and the Cold War "Sheds new light on Eisenhower's efforts to shape opinions at home as well as abroad, in the free as well as the communist worlds."- Michael J. Hogan , author of A Cross of Iron: Harry S. Truman and the Origins of the National Security State, 19451954 "A highly informative, suavely argued, conscientiously researched, and articulate book."- Stephen J. Whitfield , author of The Culture of the Cold War "A superb and convincing book."- Mark Kramer , Director, Cold War Studies Center, Harvard University "Osgood's path-breaking book could not be more relevant today. Elegantly written and powerfully argued, it belongs on the shelf of core texts for understanding U.S. foreign relations."- Timothy Naftali , director, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum "Absorbing and readable."- Emily Rosenberg in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, An invaluable study of the Eisenhower administration's efforts to win the hearts and minds of humankind during the turbulent decade of the 1950s., An invaluable study of the Eisenhower administration's efforts to win the hearts and minds of humankind during the turbulent decade of the 1950s.-- Melvyn P. Leffler , author of A Preponderance of Power: National Security, the Truman Administration, and the Cold War Sheds new light on Eisenhower's efforts to shape opinions at home as well as abroad, in the free as well as the communist worlds.-- Michael J. Hogan , author of A Cross of Iron: Harry S. Truman and the Origins of the National Security State, 1945-1954 A highly informative, suavely argued, conscientiously researched, and articulate book.-- Stephen J. Whitfield , author of The Culture of the Cold War A superb and convincing book.-- Mark Kramer , Director, Cold War Studies Center, Harvard University Osgood's path-breaking book could not be more relevant today. Elegantly written and powerfully argued, it belongs on the shelf of core texts for understanding U.S. foreign relations.-- Timothy Naftali , director, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum Absorbing and readable.-- Emily Rosenberg in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Dewey Decimal
303.375097309045
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction Part I: Theory and Practice 1. Regimenting the Public Mind: The Communications Revolution and the Age of Total War 2. A New Type of Cold War: Eisenhower and the Challenge of Coexistence 3. Camouflaged Propaganda: Psychological Warfare's New Look 4. Secret Empire: Psychological Operations and the Worldwide Anticommunist Crusade Part II: Global Themes and Campaigns 5. Spinning the Friendly Atom: The Atoms for Peace Campaign 6. The Illusory Spirit of Geneva: Propaganda and the New Diplomacy 7. Every Man an Ambassador: Cultural Propaganda and the People-to-People Campaign 8. Facts About the United States: The USIA Presents Everyday Life in America 9. A New "Magna Carta" of Freedom: The Ideological Warfare Campaign 10. The Power of Symbols: Psychological Strategy and the Space Race Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
When President Dwight Eisenhower spoke of waging "total cold war," he was proposing nothing less than a global, all-embracing battle for hearts and minds. His wide-ranging propaganda campaign challenged world communism at every turn and left a lasting mark on the American psyche. Kenneth Osgood now chronicles the secret psychological warfare programs America developed at the height of the Cold War. These programs--which were often indistinguishable from CIA convert operations--went well being campaigns to foment unrest behind the Iron Curtain. The effort was global: U.S. propaganda campaigns targeted virtually every country in the free world. Total Cold War also shows that Eisenhower waged his propaganda war not just abroad, but also at home. U.S. psychological warfare programs blurred the lines between foreign and domestic propaganda with campaigns that both targeted the American people and enlisted them as active participants in global contest for public opinion. Osgood focuses on major campaigns such as Atoms for Peace, People-to-People, and cultural exchange programs. Drawing on recently declassified documents that record U.S. psychological, operations in some three dozen countries, the tells how U.S. propaganda agencies presented everyday life in America to the world: its citizens living full, happy lives in a classless society where economic bounty was shared by all. Osgood further investigates the ways in which superpower disarmament negotiations were used as propaganda maneuvers in the battle for international public opinion. He also reexamines the early years of the space race, focusing especially on the challenge to American propagandists posed by the Soviet launch of Sputnik.Perhaps most telling, Osgood takes a new look at President Eisenhower's leadership. Believing that psychological warfare was a potent weapon in America's arsenal, Ice appears in these pages not as a disinterested figurehead, as he's often been portrayed, but as an activist president who left a profound mark on national security affairs. Osgood's distinctive interpretation places Cold War propaganda campaigns in the context of an international arena drastically changed by the communications revolution and the age of mass politics and total war. It provides a new perspective on the conduct of public diplomacy, even as Americans today continue to grapple with the challenges of winning other hearts and minds in another global struggle., When President Dwight Eisenhower spoke of waging "total cold war," he was proposing nothing less than a global, all-embracing battle for hearts and minds. His wide-ranging propaganda campaign challenged world communism at every turn and left a lasting mark on the American psyche. Kenneth Osgood now chronicles the secret psychological warfare programs America developed at the height of the Cold War. These programs--which were often indistinguishable from CIA covert operations--went well beyond campaigns to foment unrest behind the Iron Curtain. The effort was global: U.S. propaganda campaigns targeted virtually every country in the free world. Total Cold War also shows that Eisenhower waged his propaganda war not just abroad, but also at home. U.S. psychological warfare programs blurred the lines between foreign and domestic propaganda with campaigns that both targeted the American people and enlisted them as active participants in global contest for public opinion. Osgood focuses on major campaigns such as Atoms for Peace, People-to-People, and cultural exchange programs. Drawing on recently declassified documents that record U.S. psychological operations in some three dozen countries, he tells how U.S. propaganda agencies presented everyday life in America to the world: its citizens living full, happy lives in a classless society where economic bounty was shared by all. Osgood further investigates the ways in which superpower disarmament negotiations were used as propaganda maneuvers in the battle for international public opinion. He also reexamines the early years of the space race, focusing especially on the challenge to American propagandists posed by the Soviet launch of Sputnik. Perhaps most telling, Osgood takes a new look at President Eisenhower's leadership. Believing that psychological warfare was a potent weapon in America's arsenal, Ike appears in these pages not as a disinterested figurehead, as he's often been portrayed, but as an activist president who left a profound mark on national security affairs. Osgood's distinctive interpretation places Cold War propaganda campaigns in the context of an international arena drastically changed by the communications revolution and the age of mass politics and total war. It provides a new perspective on the conduct of public diplomacy, even as Americans today continue to grapple with the challenges of winning other hearts and minds in another global struggle.
LC Classification Number
E183.8.S65O82 2006

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