| Contents |
Foreword -- 1. The America houses and political re-education -- Re-education : inherently negative or E Pluribus Unum supportive -- The lead up to the America houses -- The structural organizations from 1945-1961 -- Re-education and the America houses -- Germany : cultural similarities/differences -- Democracy and culture -- Propaganda and re-education -- Propaganda and the America houses -- Soviet propaganda -- 2. America houses : detailed -- Strategy and America house objectives -- Location and number -- Structural setup -- Names and publicity -- Costs and financing -- The core : the library -- McCarthyism : a short, powerful lesson in misguided overseas policies -- Reading rooms, bookmobiles, DAB and DAI -- 3. America houses : the programs -- Programs : general -- Visitors and target groups -- The programs : historical background -- Films -- Lectures and discussions -- Exhibitions -- Music -- Children and youth -- 4. America houses : the buildings -- Introduction -- General background -- The buildings : similarities/differences -- The first : Essen -- Cologne : 1955 -- The wave of 1957 -- Frankfurt -- Munich -- Hamburg -- Berlin -- 5. Conclusion and results. |
| General note | "Zugl.: Wuppertal, Univ., Diss., 2013"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-313). |
| LCCN | 2014007932 |
| ISBN | 9783631649121 (print) |
| ISBN | 3631649126 (print) |
