Notice bibliographique
- Notice
Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Laugesen, Amanda (1974-....)
Titre(s) : Taking books to the world [Texte imprimé] : American publishers and the cultural cold war / Amanda Laugesen
Publication : Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2017
Description matérielle : x, 193 pages ; 24 cm
Collection : Studies in print culture and the history of the book
Lien à la collection : Studies in print culture and the history of the book
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
Franklin Publications, or Franklin Book Programs, was started in 1953 as a form of
cultural diplomacy. Until it folded in the 1970s, Franklin translated, printed, and
distributed American books around the world, with offices in Egypt, Indonesia, Iran,
Nigeria, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Although it was a private firm, Franklin received
funding from the United States Information Agency. This was an ambitious and idealistic
postwar effort that ultimately became the victim of shifting politics. In Taking Books
to the World, Amanda Laugesen tells the story of this purposeful enterprise, demonstrating
the mix of goodwill and political drive behind its efforts to create modern book industries
in developing countries. Examining the project through a clarifying lens, she reveals
the ways Franklin's work aligned with cultural currents, exposing the imperial beliefs,
charitable hopes, and intellectual reasoning behind this global experiment.
Sujet(s) : Édition -- Pays en développement
Livres -- Industrie et commerce -- Pays en développement
Guerre froide dans la culture populaire
Franklin book programs
Indice(s) Dewey :
381.450 02097309 (23e éd.) = Livre (commerce) - États-Unis - Histoire ; 070.509 1724 (23e éd.) =
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781625343093. - ISBN 1625343094 (rel). - ISBN 9781625343086. - ISBN 1625343086
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45419572g
Notice n° :
FRBNF45419572
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : 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.
