National Relations: Public Diplomacy, National Identity and the Swedish Institute, 1945-1970 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789185509669)

In Stockholm in January of 1945, an assembly of Swedish diplomats and businessmen initiated an organization that was to improve the country's reputation abroad. The new, semi-governmental Swedish Institute was charged with explaining Sweden's policy of neutrality during the war, with encouraging peace-building, and with promoting foreign trade in the new international world order. Original and insightful, this account analyzes the policies, funding, and national narratives of the Swedish Institute. Providing a historical perspective on the politics of Swedish propaganda and explaining how ideas of communication shaped the Institute's work and its representations of Sweden, this record also offers a comparative perspective on American national identity and its inherent notions of national exceptionalism.

Author: Nikolas Glover
ISBN-10: 9185509663
ISBN-13: 9789185509669
Publisher: Nordic Academic Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2012
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.60w x 0.80d