{"product_id":"americans-all-9780292756854","title":"Americans All","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis study of the most fully developed and intensive use of soft power diplomacy in U.S. history explores how the U.S. government enlisted Walt Disney, Orson Welles, John Ford, and other cultural leaders and institutions to bolster inter-American cultur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmericans All tells the most complete story to date of the motives and modus operandi of the sustained US effort, embodied in the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs—usually known by the acronym OCIAA but shortened in this book to the rather sinister sounding CIAA—under the direction of Nelson A. Rockefeller, to promote the unity of the western hemisphere in order to counter the supposedly imminent Nazi threat…Sadlier’s accessible book highlights the value of cultural history for the study of international relations. It is an important complement to other more diplomatically oriented works on inter-American relations during these years. * International Affairs *\u003cbr\u003e[Sadlier] provides a highly readable and beautifully illustrated account of U.S. cultural diplomacy during World War II that will find its way into the course syllabi on all levels of teaching. * Anuario Colombiano de Historia Social y de la Cultura *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter One. The Culture Industry Goes to War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Two. On Screen: The Motion Picture Division\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Three. On the Air: The Radio Division\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Four. In Print: The Press and Publication Division\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Five. In Museums, Libraries, and on the Home Front: The Divisions of Cultural Relations and Inter-American Affairs in the United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAftermath\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400876695895,"sku":"9780292756854","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292756854.jpg?v=1730471815","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/americans-all-9780292756854","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}