Studies in print culture and the history of the book
Print version: Laugesen, Amanda. Taking books to the world : American publishers and the cultural cold war. Amherst ; Boston : University of Massachusetts Press, c2017 x, 193 pages Studies in print culture and the history of the book. ISBN 9781625343086
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction. American Cold War book empires -- Books for a new war -- Book diplomacy in the Middle East -- A world of books, an empire of books -- Book work as modernization -- Book modernization in Africa and Latin America -- The decline and end of Franklin Book Programs -- Conclusion. Assessing the legacy.