Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: Instruments of Diplomacy 1. Classical Music and the Mediation of Prestige 2. Classical Music as Development Aid 3. Jazz in the Cultural Presentations Program 4. African American Ambassadors Abroad and at Home 5. Presenting America's Religious Heritage Abroad 6. The Double-Edged Diplomacy of Popular Music 7. Music, Media, and Cultural Relations between the United States and the Soviet Union Conclusion: Music, Mediated Diplomacy, and Globalization in the Cold War Era Notes Selected Bibliography Index

About the Author

Danielle Fosler-Lussier is Associate Professor of Music, Ohio State University, and author of Music Divided: Bartok's Legacy in Cold War Culture.

Reviews

"The significant contribution of this book is in the complex way that Fosler-Lussier describes the effect of cultural diplomacy and public diplomacy-in terms of human relationships and cross-cultural exchange." -- Caitlin Schindler H-Diplo