The Politics of Apolitical Culture: The Congress for Cultural Freedom and the Political Economy of American Hegemony 1945-1955

by Giles Scott-Smith

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415244455
• ISBN13: 9780415244459
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.7"