Remaking France
Brian A. Mckenzie
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Description for Remaking France
Paperback. Offers a historical case study by examining the Marshall Plan as the form of public diplomacy of the United States in France after World War Two. Series: Explorations in Culture and International History. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; HBG; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
Public diplomacy, neglected following the end of the Cold War, is once again a central tool of American foreign policy. This book, examining as it does the Marshall Plan as the form of public diplomacy of the United States in France after World War Two, offers a timely historical case study. Current debates about globalization and a possible revival of the Marshall Plan resemble the debates about Americanization that occurred in France over fifty years ago. Relations between France and the United States are often tense despite their shared history and cultural ties, reflecting the general fear and disgust ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Explorations in Culture and International History
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845454159
SKU
V9781845454159
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About Brian A. Mckenzie
Brian A. McKenzie teaches history and comparative government at Maynooth University. His work has previously been published in French Politics, Culture, and Society and presented at a number of professional conferences.
Reviews for Remaking France
"A useful, well-researched monograph … [that connects] the policy of Americanization that Marshall Planners overtly laid out in the late 1940s to its actual implementation as a form of cultural power. This is an aspect of the Marshall Plan experience that is often completely absent from the earlier cold-war focused scholarship." · H-France "This study opens up fascinating terrain ... Read more