Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: Approaching the CCF Gramsci, culture and the Cold War; Intellectuals and hegemony; The political economy of US hegemony 1945 50; Securing the Pax Americana: overt and covert agendas; The formation of the Congress for Cultural Freedom; The search for consensus 1950 2; The end of ideology and 'the Future of Freedom'; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Select bibliography; Index
Summary
This book analyses a key episode in the cultural Cold War - the formation of the Congress for Cultural Freedom. This study combines archival research, cultural history and the theory of Gramscian political economy
