| The Politics of Apolitical Culture: The Congress for Cultural Freedom, the CIA and Post-War American Hegemony Contributor(s): Scott-Smith, Giles (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415244455 ISBN-13: 9780415244459 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $209.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2001 Annotation: The Congress for Cultural Freedom (CCF) existed during the Cold-War and gathered prominent intellectuals to oppose the violence, oppression and threat to freedom posed by Soviet Communism. Adopting a Gramscian perspective, this work examines the links between politics and culture on the international level and provides an analysis and history of the CCF. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 327.017 |
| LCCN: 2001034985 |
| Series: Routledge/Psa Political Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.16" W x 9.66" (1.13 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book analyses a key episode in the cultural Cold War - the formation of the Congress for Cultural Freedom. Whilst the Congress was established to defend cultural values and freedom of expression in the Cold War Struggle, its close association with the CIA later undermined its claims to intellectual independence or non-political autonomy. By examining the formation of the Congress and its early years of existence in relation to broader issues of US-European relations, Giles Scott-Smith reveals a more complex interpretation of the story. The Politics of Apolitical Culture provides an in-depth picture of the various links between the political, economic and cultural realms which led to the Congress. |
