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Title

The United States and the challenge of public diplomacy / James Snyder.

Author

Snyder, James, 1972-

Publication

New York, New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

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Description

xxiii, 215 pages : illustrations, map, charts, portrait; 23 cm

Summary

"The attacks of September 11th established a new era of US foreign policy--one marked by a profound focus on public diplomacy. With tremendous resources poured into diplomatic efforts to curry favor with foreign audiences, the efficacy of these efforts are subjected to continual debate in the American political consciousness. Some of the most crucial players in this topic--public diplomats themselves--have been missing from this discussion. Using his personal experience in NATO's Public Diplomacy Division, Snyder examines the difficulty of communicating in adversarial environments such as Iraq and Afghanistan, the complexity of multi-linguistic communications, and the importance of directing American cultural power in the national interest. The book also critically examines the use of rhetoric, new communications technologies such as the Internet and virtual worlds, and the role of non-governmental organizations that promote cross-cultural understanding and engage in private diplomacy. Finally, the book looks closely at American political culture itself to provide perspective for the nation's image abroad"--

Subject

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Public Diplomacy Division
• Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Communications
• Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Communications
• Communication, International > Political aspects
• Communication in politics > United States
• POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy
• POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General
• POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy
• United States > Foreign public opinion
• United States > Foreign relations > 2001-2009
• United States > Foreign relations > 2009-2017

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographic references (pages 183-199) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Fighting Words -- 2. What We Are Talking About When We Talk About Engagement -- 3. Extreme Public Diplomacy -- 4. Overt Operations -- 5. Virtual Diplomacy -- 6. Radio Free America -- 7. Matters of Interpretation -- 8. Know What I Do -- 9. Non-Governmental Diplomacy -- 10. The Diplomatic Arts -- 11. The Americans.

ISBN

• 9780230390706 (hardback)
• 0230390706 (hardback)

LCCN

^^2013016148

OCLC

848162705

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library