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This volume explores the significance of cultural diplomacy in regions other than the United States or “western” countries, that is, regions that have been neglected by scholars so far—Eastern Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. By examining cultural diplomacy in these regions, the contributors show that the function of information and exchange programs differs considerably from area to area depending on historical circumstances and, even more importantly, on the cultural mindsets of the individuals involved. | This volume explores the significance of cultural diplomacy in regions other than the United States or “western” countries, that is, regions that have been neglected by scholars so far—Eastern Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. By examining cultural diplomacy in these regions, the contributors show that the function of information and exchange programs differs considerably from area to area depending on historical circumstances and, even more importantly, on the cultural mindsets of the individuals involved. | ||
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Introduction: What Are We Searching For? Culture, Diplomacy, Agents and the State | Introduction: What Are We Searching For? Culture, Diplomacy, Agents and the State | ||
Jessica C. E. Gienow-Hecht | Jessica C. E. Gienow-Hecht | ||
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Chapter 1. VOKS: The Third Dimension of Soviet Foreign Policy | Chapter 1. VOKS: The Third Dimension of Soviet Foreign Policy | ||
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Chapter 3. Hungarian Cultural Diplomacy between 1957 and 1963 -- Echoes of Western Cultural Activity in a Communist Country | Chapter 3. Hungarian Cultural Diplomacy between 1957 and 1963 -- Echoes of Western Cultural Activity in a Communist Country | ||
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Chapter 5. International Rivalry and Culture in Syria and Lebanon under the French Mandate | Chapter 5. International Rivalry and Culture in Syria and Lebanon under the French Mandate | ||
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Chapter 7. Difficulties Faced by Japanese Who Tried to Interpret Japanese for the Foreign Audience | Chapter 7. Difficulties Faced by Japanese Who Tried to Interpret Japanese for the Foreign Audience | ||
Revision as of 14:14, 27 March 2014
Recent studies on the meaning of cultural diplomacy in the twentieth century often focus on the United States and the Cold War, based on the premise that cultural diplomacy was a key instrument of foreign policy in the nation’s effort to contain the Soviet Union. As a result, the term “cultural diplomacy” has become one-dimensional, linked to political manipulation and subordination and relegated to the margin of diplomatic interactions.
This volume explores the significance of cultural diplomacy in regions other than the United States or “western” countries, that is, regions that have been neglected by scholars so far—Eastern Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. By examining cultural diplomacy in these regions, the contributors show that the function of information and exchange programs differs considerably from area to area depending on historical circumstances and, even more importantly, on the cultural mindsets of the individuals involved.
Contents
Introduction: Searching for a Cultural Diplomacy Introduction: What Are We Searching For? Culture, Diplomacy, Agents and the State Jessica C. E. Gienow-Hecht
The Model of Cultural Diplomacy: Power, Distance, and the Promise of Civil Society
Jessica C. E. Gienow-Hecht and Mark C. Donfried
Part I. Cultural Relations and the Soviet Union
Chapter 1. VOKS: The Third Dimension of Soviet Foreign Policy Jean François Fayet
Chapter 2. Mission Impossible? Selling Soviet Socialism to Americans, 1955-1958 Rosa Magnusdottir
Part II. Cultural Diplomacy in Eastern Europe
Chapter 3. Hungarian Cultural Diplomacy between 1957 and 1963 -- Echoes of Western Cultural Activity in a Communist Country Anikó Macher
Chapter 4. Catholics in Ostpolitik? Networking and Non-State Diplomacy in the Bensberger Polen-Memorandum, 1966-1970 Annika Friedberg
Part III. Cultural Diplomacy in the Middle East
Chapter 5. International Rivalry and Culture in Syria and Lebanon under the French Mandate Jennifer Dueck
Chapter 6. The United States and the Limits of Cultural Diplomacy in the Arab Middle East, 1945-1957 James R. Vaughan
Part IV. Civil Society and Cultural Diplomacy in Japan
Chapter 7. Difficulties Faced by Japanese Who Tried to Interpret Japanese for the Foreign Audience Yuzo Ota
Chapter 8. Germany in Europe, Japan and Asia: National Commitments to Cultural Relations within Regional Frameworks Maki Aoki-Okabe, Toichi Makita, and Yoko Kawamura
