Cold War modernists : art, literature, and American cultural diplomacy /
Greg Barnhisel.
- New York : Columbia University Press, 2015.
- xii, 322 p. : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Freedom, individualism, modernism -- "Advancing American art" : modernist painting and public-private partnerships -- Cold warriors of the book : American book programs in the 1950s -- Encounter magazine and the twilight of modernism -- Perspectives USA and the economics of Cold War modernism -- American modernism in American broadcasting : the voice of (middlebrow) America.
"An examination of the legacy of modernism as a cultural movement and propaganda tool during the Cold War and the 1950s in America"--Provided by publisher.
9780231162302 (cloth : acid-free paper)
2014017122
Modernism (Aesthetics)--Political aspects--History--United States--20th century. Propaganda--History--United States--20th century. Cold War--Political aspects--United States. Art--Political aspects--History--United States--20th century. Politics and literature--History--United States--20th century. Guerra fría--Aspectos políticos--Estados Unidos. Arte--Aspectos políticos--Estados Unidos--Siglo XX. Arte y sociedad--Historia--Estados Unidos--Siglo XX. Modernismo (Estética)--Estados Unidos--Siglo XX.
United States--Cultural policy. United States--Intellectual life--20th century. United States--Politics and government--1945-1953 United States--Politics and government--1953-1961. Estados Unidos--Historia--Siglo XX. Estados Unidos--Política y gobierno--1945-1953. Estados Unidos--Política y gobierno--1953-1961. Estados Unidos--Política cultural--Siglo XX. Estados Unidos--Vida intelectual--Siglo XX.