Designing Democracy Re-education and the America Houses (1945-1961) The American Information Centers and their Involvement in Democratic Re-education in Western Germany and West Berlin from 1945 to 1961

Summary: How can firmly established democracies aid and support emerging democracies? Historically, where has this been done? This book looks at the American Information Centers and their involvement in democratic re-education in Western Germany and West Berlin from 1945 to 1961. Referred to as America Houses in Germany, this thesis argues that this institutions continued re-education much longer on a subtle level and were one of the few influencing, yet powerful tools that America had at its disposal to guide democracy. Considering the fact that these Houses were financed with American taxpayer dollar.

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ISBN: 9783653039665
ISBN: 3653039665
ISBN: 9783631649121
ISBN: 3631649126
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (320 pages)
Publisher: Frankfurt : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Cover; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; 1. The America Houses and Political Re-education; 1.1 Re-education: Inherently negative or E Pluribus Unum supportive; 1.2 The lead up to the America Houses; 1.2.1 The structural organizations from 1945-1961; 1.3 Re-education and the America Houses; 1.4 Germany: cultural similarities/differences; 1.4.1 Democracy and Culture; 1.5 Propaganda and Re-education; 1.5.1 Propaganda and the America Houses; 1.5.2 Soviet propaganda; 2. America Houses -- Detailed; 2.1 Strategy and America House Objectives; 2.2 Location and Number; 2.3 Structural Setup.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.