TY - BOOK ID - 134512585 TI - Empire of pictures : global media and the 1960s remaking of American foreign policy PY - 2016 SN - 1782388435 PB - New York ; Oxford, England : Berghahn Books, DB - UniCat KW - Pictures KW - Mass media KW - Globalization KW - Imperialism KW - Political aspects KW - History KW - Political aspects KW - History KW - Political aspects KW - History KW - History KW - United States KW - United States KW - Foreign relations KW - Foreign relations KW - Media History, Visual History, 1960s, Visual Culture, Media Studies, American Foreign Policy. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:134512585 AB - "In Cold War historiography, the 1960s are often described as a decade of mounting diplomatic tensions and international social unrest. At the same time, they were a period of global media revolution: communication satellites compressed time and space, television spread around the world, and images circulated through print media in expanding ways. Examining how U.S. policymakers exploited these changes, this book offers groundbreaking international research which shows that U.S. power came to depend more and more not on military superiority or economic strength alone, but also on America's ability to create appealing pictures that assured recognition of its global leadership"--Provided by publisher. ER -