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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-100275931129

ISBN-139780275931124

eBay Product ID (ePID)120214

Product Key Features

Number of Pages262 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameUsia : Public Diplomacy in the Computer Age

SubjectGeneral, International Relations / General

Publication Year1989

TypeTextbook

AuthorAllen C. Hansen

Subject AreaPolitical Science

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight19.9 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN89-003586

Number of Volumes1 vol.

Table Of ContentPreface Public Diplomacy and Propaganda Organization and Geography USIA's Mission: Clear for Some, Confusing for Others The Country Plan The Developing World: A Special Challenge USIA's Internal Dynamics I USIA's Internal Dynamics II The Public Diplomat's Basic Tools: Information Activities The Voice of America The Public Diplomat's Basic Tools: Educational and Cultural Programs What Other Nations Are Doing Communications Technology: Onward and Upward A Bold New Step? Postscript Selected Bibliography Index

SynopsisFirst published in 1984, USIA: Public Diplomacy in the Computer Age is the only current study of America's public diplomacy agency. This completely revised and updated second edition incorporates the dramatic changes that have occurred in USIA world communications through computerization. It is a detailed study of how the USIA carries out its mission and how it might improve. It also outlines changes since 1984, summarizes the retiring director Charles Z. Wick's accomplishments, and forecasts future possibilities under new leadership. Advocating a greater focus on the third world, this edition pays considerable attention to how glasnost has affected U.S.-Soviet cultural relations. This book will interest students and scholars of international relations, government employees, and those wanting to learn more about public diplomacy. Drawing upon thirty-two years of service, the author provides us with a detailed description of the United States Information Agency. This new edition covers tremendous changes which have occurred in the past five years. The WORLDNET innovation, greatly expanded computer to computer activities, and Voice of America's modernization program are just some of the aspects of USIA operations presented here. His premise is that USIA's mission has always been support for U.S. foreign policy together with the fostering of non-political educational and cultural exchanges. His book therefore challenges recent views which advocate separating cultural from informational activities.

LC Classification NumberE840