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Taking books to the world American publishers and the cultural cold war

Title
Taking books to the world [electronic resource] : American publishers and the cultural cold war / Amanda Laugesen.
Author
Laugesen, Amanda.
Publication
  • Amherst ; Boston : University of Massachusetts Press, [2017]
  • ©2017

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Description
1 online resource (x, 193 pages) : illustrations.
Series Statement
Studies in print culture and the history of the book
Uniform Title
Taking books to the world (Online)
Alternative Title
  • Taking books to the world (Online)
  • American publishers and the cultural cold war
Subject
  • Franklin Book Programs > History
  • Book industries and trade > United States > History > 20th century
  • Publishers and publishing > History > 20th century
  • Translations > Publishing > History > 20 century
  • Books and reading > History > 20th century
  • Cultural diplomacy > United States > History > 20th century
  • Cold War
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction. American Cold War book empires -- Books for a new war -- Book diplomacy in the Middle East -- A world of books, an empire of books -- Book work as modernization -- Book modernization in Africa and Latin America -- The decline and end of Franklin Book Programs -- Conclusion. Assessing the legacy.
LCCN
2017017178
OCLC
ssj0001925969
Author
Laugesen, Amanda.
Title
Taking books to the world [electronic resource] : American publishers and the cultural cold war / Amanda Laugesen.
Imprint
Amherst ; Boston : University of Massachusetts Press, [2017]
©2017
Series
Studies in print culture and the history of the book
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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