The Diplomacy of Ideas U.S. Foreign Policy and Cultural Relations, 1938}}}1950 [Hardcover]

An interpretive history of the uses of cultural relations in U.S. foreign policy. Analyzes the links between fundamental foreign policy outlooks and American institutional structures. Shows how the U.S. made the transition from foreign policy passivity in the 1930s to global activism in the 1950s.An interpretive history of the uses of cultural relations in U.S. foreign policy. Analyzes the links between fundamental foreign policy outlooks and American institutional structures. Shows how the U.S. made the transition from foreign policy passivity in the 1930s to global activism in the 1950s.An interpretive history of the uses of cultural relations in U.S. foreign policy. Analyzes the links between fundamental foreign policy outlooks and American institutional structures. Shows how the U.S. made the transition from foreign policy passivity in the 1930s to global activism in the 1950s.Preface; Introduction; 1. Philanthropic origins of cultural policy; 2. Wartime departures from tradition; 3. Planning the liberal ecumene; 4. The failure of internationalism; 5. The politics of institutionalization; 6. The transformation of cultural internationalism; Conclusion: freedom, ideology, and culture; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index.