{"product_id":"selling-the-american-way-u-s-propaganda-and-the-cold-war-paperback","title":"Selling the American Way: U.S. Propaganda and the Cold War - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura A. Belmonte\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelling the American Way U.S. Propaganda and the Cold War Laura A. Belmonte \"Well researched and clearly written, \u003ci\u003eSelling the American Way\u003c\/i\u003e is a welcome addition to a fast-growing body of literature on propaganda and the 'cultural Cold War.'\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e \"Belmonte has produced an invaluable contribution that should be examined by everyone interested in understanding public diplomacy and in building an effective public diplomacy campaign.\"--\u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e In 1955, the United States Information Agency published a lavishly illustrated booklet called \u003ci\u003eMy America\u003c\/i\u003e. Assembled ostensibly to document \"the basic elements of a free dynamic society,\" the booklet emphasized cultural diversity, political freedom, and social mobility and made no mention of McCarthyism or the Cold War. Though hyperbolic, \u003ci\u003eMy America\u003c\/i\u003e was, as Laura A. Belmonte shows, merely one of hundreds of pamphlets from this era written and distributed in an organized attempt to forge a collective defense of the \"American way of life.\" \u003ci\u003eSelling the American Way\u003c\/i\u003e examines the context, content, and reception of U.S. propaganda during the early Cold War. Determined to protect democratic capitalism and undercut communism, U.S. information experts defined the national interest not only in geopolitical, economic, and military terms. Through radio shows, films, and publications, they also propagated a carefully constructed cultural narrative of freedom, progress, and abundance as a means of protecting national security. Not simply a one-way look at propaganda as it is produced, the book is a subtle investigation of how U.S. propaganda was received abroad and at home and how criticism of it by Congress and successive presidential administrations contributed to its modification. \u003cb\u003eLaura A. Belmonte\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of History at Oklahoma State University. 2008 272 pages 6 x 9 10 illus. ISBN 978-0-8122-2119-0 Paper $22.50s  15.00 ISBN 978-0-8122-0123-9 Ebook $22.5s  15.00 World Rights American History Short copy: \u003ci\u003eSelling the American Way\u003c\/i\u003e documents how U.S. officials defined and defended the \"American Way of Life\" in a quest to promote democratic capitalism and discredit communism, but faced great difficulties in reconciling their symbolic America with the complex political, economic, and strategic realities of the Cold War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaura A. Belmonte is Associate Professor of History at Oklahoma State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.4 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 03, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52618043261235,"sku":"9780812221190","price":47.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/OTJDSC8rVmhVb1RWZzRCeWVFaExoUT09.webp?v=1761900983","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/selling-the-american-way-u-s-propaganda-and-the-cold-war-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}