Empire of ideas: the origins of public diplomacy and the transformation of U.S. foreign policy
This study examines the origins of the U.S. government's programmes in public diplomacy and the way that those initiatives transformed the foreign policy process. Spanning the period from 1936 to 1953, the book explores how, when, and why U.S. policymakers embraced various techniques of public diplomacy, such as propaganda, educational exchanges, cultural exhibits, overseas libraries, and domestic public relations
