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- ISBN 9783631667309
- Weight: 490g
- Dimensions: 148 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 14 Sep 2016
- Publisher: Peter Lang AG
- Publication City/Country: CH
- Product Form: Hardback
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This volume looks at a key component of recent US foreign relations, namely, its emphasis on «hearts and minds» as part of its cultural management of the global Other. The authors collected here analyze to what extent we can frame the intent and consequences of this term as a coherent policy, discussing how to think about foreign policy strategies that involve the management of cultural relations.
«Including fascinating first-hand and deeply-researched accounts of the workings of various US institutions (many of them ‘cultural’), this volume is a must for an understanding of the power the US projects worldwide.» Professor Laleh Khalili, SOAS University of London
«This fascinating collection reveals the nuance and complexity behind a seemingly banal phrase.» Professor David Schmid, State University of New York at Buffalo
Matthew Chambers is Assistant Professor at the Department of American Studies and Mass Media, University of Łód´z, Poland. He has published a monograph on modernism and cultural poetics.
