Transmission Impossible: American Journalism as Cultural Diplomacy in Postwar Germany, 1945--1955

by Jessica C.E. Gienow-Hecht

In this innovative study, Jessica C. E. Gienow-Hecht challenges long-standing analyses of the United States' "cultural imperialism" that emphasize the policy makers' determination to export U.S. culture in order to spread capitalism and gain access to overseas markets and raw materials. She also contests the claims by scholars of reception theory that foreign audiences deliberately condition the reception of U.S. culture abroad. Studying the example...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807124095
• ISBN13: 9780807124093
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"