Bibliograph

National relations, public diplomacy, national identity and the Swedish Institute, 1945-1970, Nikolas Glover

Type

Label

National relations, public diplomacy, national identity and the Swedish Institute, 1945-1970, Nikolas Glover

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

National relations

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Nikolas Glover

Sub title

public diplomacy, national identity and the Swedish Institute, 1945-1970

Summary

In Stockholm in January of 1945, an assembly of Swedish diplomats and businessmen initiated an organization that was to improve the country's reputation abroad. The new, semi-governmental Swedish Institute was charged with explaining Sweden's policy of neutrality during the war, with encouraging peace-building, and with promoting foreign trade in the new international world order. Original and insightful, this account analyzes the policies, funding, and national narratives of the Swedish Institute. Providing a historical perspective on the politics of Swedish propaganda and explaining how ideas of communication shaped the Institute's work and its representations of Sweden, this record also offers a comparative perspective on American national identity and its inherent notions of national exceptionalism

Target audience

adult

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