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Propaganda and Persuasion : The Cold War and the Canadian-Soviet Friendship Society.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (247 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780887555107
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Propaganda and PersuasionDDC classification:
  • 327.47071
LOC classification:
  • DK269.5 .A534 2017
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1 Who's Who of the Canadian-Soviet Friendship Society -- CHAPTER 2 Setting the Stage: The Soviet Friendship Phenomenon, 1917-49 -- CHAPTER 3 Institutionalizing Friendship: The All-Union Society for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries -- CHAPTER 4 The Pro-Soviet Message: Dyson Carter and the CSFS Literature and Photographs -- CHAPTER 5 Polishing the Soviet Image: The CSFS and Progressive Ethnic Groups -- CHAPTER 6 The "Pink Tea Circuit" or "Dreams of Equality"? Women and the CSFS -- CHAPTER 7 Culture as Political Persuasion: Performing Soviet Friendship -- CONCLUSION -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: During the early Cold War, thousands of Canadians attended events organized by the Canadian-Soviet Friendship Society (CSFS) and subscribed to its publications. Using previously unavailable archival sources and oral histories, Propaganda and Persuasion looks at the CSFS as a blend of social and political activism.
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1 Who's Who of the Canadian-Soviet Friendship Society -- CHAPTER 2 Setting the Stage: The Soviet Friendship Phenomenon, 1917-49 -- CHAPTER 3 Institutionalizing Friendship: The All-Union Society for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries -- CHAPTER 4 The Pro-Soviet Message: Dyson Carter and the CSFS Literature and Photographs -- CHAPTER 5 Polishing the Soviet Image: The CSFS and Progressive Ethnic Groups -- CHAPTER 6 The "Pink Tea Circuit" or "Dreams of Equality"? Women and the CSFS -- CHAPTER 7 Culture as Political Persuasion: Performing Soviet Friendship -- CONCLUSION -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.

During the early Cold War, thousands of Canadians attended events organized by the Canadian-Soviet Friendship Society (CSFS) and subscribed to its publications. Using previously unavailable archival sources and oral histories, Propaganda and Persuasion looks at the CSFS as a blend of social and political activism.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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