Britain, America and Anti-Communist Propaganda 1945-53
The Information Research Department
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23527293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Defty (0000-0001-7627-003X) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Publication date | 2013-12-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Britain, America and Anti-Communist Propaganda 1945-53 (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781315810157 |
| OpenAlex | W4247425097 |
| Open Library | OL34620026M |
| ISBN | 9781315810157 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
In the Cold War battle for hearts and minds Britain was the first country to formulate a coordinated global response to communist propaganda. In January 1948, the British government launched a new propaganda policy designed to 'oppose the inroads of communism' by taking the offensive against it.' A small section in the Foreign Office, the innocuously titled Information Research Department (IRD), was established to collate information on communist policy, tactics and propaganda, and coordinate the discreet dissemination of counter-propaganda to opinion formers at home and abroad.
Ancient history · Communism · Economic history · Political science · Politics · European history and politics · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · History · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Law · 1945-1961 · 20th century · foreign relations · Great britain · Propaganda, anticommunist · united states
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |