An Outline of American History
World - general history
085875
United States Information Service
1955
19×25
tvrdi
146
engleski
Price: 18,00 EUR
An Outline of American History was a primary publication of the United States Information Service (USIS)—the overseas name for the United States Information Agency (USIA)—intended to introduce foreign audiences to the history of the United States. The 1955 distribution followed the series' first major edition produced between 1949 and 1950. It was part of a global "public diplomacy" effort to showcase American values, democratic institutions, and socio-political progress to international readers during the Cold War. The early editions were developed under editor Francis Whitney with academic consultation from prominent historians Richard Hofstadter and Wood Gray. It was structured as a chronological narrative divided into key eras, including the Colonial Period, the Winning of Independence, and the Formation of a National Government. Until 2013, the Smith-Mundt Act prohibited these USIA/USIS materials from being distributed within the United States to prevent domestic government propaganda; they were exclusively for audiences abroad. By 1955, the outline had been updated to include recent postwar developments: Postwar Leadership - Coverage of the Harry Truman and early Dwight D. Eisenhower presidencies. Cold War Themes - Sections on containment, the origins of the Cold War, and the "Free World" vs. communism. Early Civil Rights - Early mentions of desegregation and the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling were becoming central to the American narrative shared abroad.
