Who Paid The Piper?: The CIA And The Cultural Cold War - Couverture souple

Saunders, Frances Stonor

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1862073279 ISBN 13 : 9781862073272

Editeur : Granta Books, 2000

Synopsis

Who Paid the Piper? In the West during the Cold War, freedom of expression was vaunted as liberal democracy's most cherised possession. This text documents a secret campaign in which some of the most vocal exponents of intellectual freedom were instruments - whether they knew it or not - of America's secret service. Full description

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

During the Cold War, writers and artists were faced with a huge challenge. In the Soviet world, they were expected to turn out works that glorified militancy, struggle and relentless optimism. In the West, freedom of expression was vaunted as liberal democracy's most cherished possession. But such freedom could carry a cost. This book documents the extraordinary energy of a secret campaign in which some of the most vocal exponents of intellectual freedom in the West were instruments - whether they knew it or not, whether they liked it or not - of America's secret service.

Revue de presse :

Frances Stonor Saunders has almost single-handedly started off a branch of sub-history; the cultural cold war. Who Paid The Piper? is an extraordinarily good book and I do recommend it to anyone who s remotely interested in the period. --Ian McEwan, author of Sweet Tooth

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Granta Books
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1862073279
• ISBN 13: 9781862073272
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 544