Empire of pictures global media and the 1960s remaking of American foreign policy (Explorations in culture and international history series; volume 8)

In Cold War historiography, the 1960s are often described as a decade of mounting diplomatic tensions and international social unrest. At the same time, they were a period of global media revolution: communication satellites compressed time and space, television spread around the world, and images c...

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1. Verfasser:	Kunkel, Sönke
Format:	E-Book Buch
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	New York Berghahn Books 2015 Berghahn Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Ausgabe:	1
Schriftenreihe:	Explorations in culture and international history
Schlagworte:	1960s 20th Century American Foreign Policy Cold War in mass media Globalization > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century History HISTORY / World Imperialism > History > 20th century International Relations Mass media Mass media > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century Media History Media History, Visual History, 1960s, Visual Culture, Media Studies, American Foreign Policy Media Studies Pictures > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century Political Science SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies United States United States > Foreign relations > 1961-1963 United States > Foreign relations > 1963-1969 Visual Culture Visual History Media History, Visual History, 1960s, Visual Culture, Media Studies, American Foreign Policy Media Studies Visual Culture Visual History Media History American Foreign Policy 1960s
ISBN:	1782388435, 9781782388432, 1782388427, 9781782388425
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Empire of pictures: global media and the 1960s remaking of American foreign policy (Explorations in culture and international history series; volume 8) -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: Why Empires Need Pictures -- Chapter 1: The Picture State and Its Innovators -- Chapter 2: Contact Points with Empire and the Globalizing of Media -- Chapter 3: Prosperity: Official Visits to the United States -- Chapter 4: Progress: Popular Aspirations, the Global South, and the Politics of Imagination -- Chapter 5: Peace: Space Flights as "Pictorial Acts" -- Chapter 6: Power: Global Media and the Other History of the Vietnam War -- Conclusion: From Nixon to Obama, or: The Legacy of the 1960s -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Empire of Pictures -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Contents --
List of Figures --
List of Abbreviations --
Endnotes --
Preface --
Chapter 6 Power: Global Media and the Other History of the Vietnam War --
Index
Chapter 5 Peace: Space Flights as “Pictorial Acts” --
Introduction Why Empires Need Pictures --
Chapter 1 The Picture State and Its Innovators --
Conclusion From Nixon to Obama, or: The Legacy of the 1960s --
Part II. Picturing Empire --
Frontmatter --
Chapter 2 Contact Points with Empire and the Globalizing of Media --
Chapter 3 Prosperity: Official Visits to the United States --
Part I. The Rise of the Visual Age --
Bibliography --
Chapter 4 Progress: Popular Aspirations, the Global South, and the Politics of Imagination --