Soft power beyond the nation / Sylvia Dümmer Scheel, Charlotte Faucher, and Camila Gatica Mizala, editors.
| Other author | Dümmer Scheel, Sylvia, 1979- editor. |
| Other author | Faucher, Charlotte, 1988- editor. |
| Other author | Gatica Mizala, Camila, editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2024] |
| Copyright Date | ©2024 |
| Description | ix, 233 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : Rethinking Soft Power in History : Transnational Circulation, Collaboration, and Identities / Sylvia Dummer Scheel, Charlotte Faucher, and Camila Gatica Mizala -- Race for Power : Science and the Creation of White Supremacy in the Nineteenth Century / Michael L. Krenn -- Karuizawa and Naka Karuizawa : An Origin of Modern Hybrid Japanese Soft Power / Rui Kohiyama -- Refusing to be Soft on U.S. Racism : African Americans in the Soviet Union as Soft Power Agents of Black Liberation in the Interwar Era / Meredith L. Roman -- Tensions between Soft Power and Domestic Propaganda : Public Diplomacy toward the Mexican Diaspora in the United States, 1934-40 / Sylvia Dummer Scheel -- A Universal Mission : The Propaganda and Folklore of Robert Boutet from Morocco to occupied Germany, 1931-49 / Drew Flanagan -- The Soft Power of Brigitte Bardot : Creation of a Global French Feminine Ideal / Kelly R. Colvin -- Soft power or propaganda? China's "people-to-people" diplomacy during the Cold War / Cyril Cordoba -- Honors and Dishonors : Table Tennis Champions Representing Ghana Abroad / Claire Nicolas -- Nonlinear Cultural Diplomacy : A Latin American Traveler to China during the Cold War / Maria Montt Strabucchi -- The Construction of a Senegalese Soft Power under Senghor : Art, Métissage, and Decentering / Coline Desportes -- Conclusion : Soft Power in History : Thoughts and Concepts for Future Research / Sylvia Dummer Scheel, Charlotte Faucher, and Camila Gatica Mizala. |
| Abstract | "This edited volume takes a distinct approach to the study of soft power in history, moving beyond the framework of the nation-state. The editors of this volume use "soft power" as a broad label to refer to the processes through which persuasion, the search for influence and power, and public opinion as an actor in foreign affairs, converge in the international arena. The book has been organized around three central themes: the circulation of knowledge and strategies across borders; collaboration of intermediary actors who have their own agencies and interests; and non-national identities, such as gender and race. The book also broadens the typical temporal and geographic understanding of soft power, starting in the nineteenth century and including cases from the Global South. It argues that the pursuit of soft power has been a global phenomenon, including regions that have been neglected in the general debates on the subject, such as Africa, Asia, and Latin America. These arguments and themes are explored through ten chapters that offer a powerful new interdisciplinary perspective on soft power for scholars and students of history and international relations"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Soft power beyond the nation Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2024] 9781647125004 |
| LCCN | 2023049294 |
| ISBN | 9781647124991 |
| ISBN | 1647124999 |
| ISBN | 9781647124984 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1647124980 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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