US Public Diplomacy and Democratization in Spain
Selling Democracy?
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US Public Diplomacy and Democratization in Spain
Selling Democracy?
About This Book
When the post-war relationship between Spain and America began, Hitler's old ally was an unlikely candidate for US influence. The Cold War changed all this. Soon there were US bases on Spanish territory and a political conjuring trick was under way. This volume examines the public diplomacy strategies that the US government employed to accomplish an almost impossible mission: to keep a warm relationship with a tyrant without drifting apart from his opponents, and to somehow pave the way for a transition to democracy. The book's focus on the perspective of soft power breaks new ground in understanding US-Spanish relations. In so doing, it offers valuable lessons for understanding how public diplomacy has functioned in the past and can function today and tomorrow in transitions to democracy.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- One Introduction: Soft Power, Public Diplomacy, and Democratization
- Two US Public Diplomacy and Democracy Promotion in the Cold War, 1950sâ1980s
- Three Furthering US Geopolitical Priorities and Dealing with the Iberian Dictatorships
- Four Modernizing a Friendly Tyrant: US Public Diplomacy and Sociopolitical Change in Francoist Spain
- Five US Public Diplomacy and Democracy Promotion in Authoritarian Spain: Approaches, Themes, and Messages
- Six Culture and National Images: American Studies vs. Anti-Americanism in Spain
- Seven Spainâs First âRe-Branding Effortâ in the Postwar Franco Era
- Eight US Public Diplomacy and Democratization in Spain: A Practitionerâs View
- Nine Consistency and Credibility: Why You Cannot Collaborate with Dictatorships and Sell Democracy
- Index