9781137461445

1137461446

"When the post-war relationship began, Spain was an unlikely candidate for American influence. By the end of the 30s, the Franco dictatorship had adopted Fascist symbols and made common cause with the Axis nations. In 1948, Cold war concerns prompted a slow rapprochement in between Washington and Madrid, leading to the instauration of U.S. military bases in Spanish territory. Both countries had done a political conjuring trick and formalized a marriage of convenience. This volume examines the several US public diplomacy strategies to accomplish an almost impossible mission: to keep a warm relation with a friendly tyrant without drifting apart from Spanish opposition to the dictatorship, and eventually to pave the way for transition to democracy"-- Provided by publisher.

"The process of democratization has been a recurring feature of contemporary international affairs. This book will examine another major case of transition to democracy, that of post-Franco Spain, and consider the extent to which the efforts of the United States in nurturing that transition paid off"-- Provided by publisher.

Palgrave Macmillan series in global public diplomacy

Machine generated contents note:

1. Introduction: Soft Power, Public Diplomacy And Democratization; Nicholas John Cull & Francisco J. Rodriguez

2. U.S. Public Diplomacy And Democracy Promotion In The Cold War,

1950s-1980s; Giles Scott-Smith (Senior Researcher At The Roosevelt Study Center In Middelburg And Ernst Van Der Beugel Chair In Diplomatic History At The University Of Leiden.)

3. Furthering U.S. Geopolitical Priorities And Dealing With The Iberian

Dictatorships; Rosa Pardo (Universidad Nacional De Educacion A Distancia-Madrid )

4. Modernizing A Friendly Tyrant: U.S. Public Diplomacy And Sociopolitical

Change In Francoist Spain; Lorenzo Delgado (Instituto De Historia, Cchs-Csic)

5. U.S. Public Diplomacy And Democracy Promotion In Authoritarian

Spain, 1940s-1970s; Pablo Leon (Centro Universitario De La Defensa, Zaragoza)

6. Culture And National Images: American Studies Vs Anti-Americanism

In Spain; Francisco J. Rodriguez (Universidad De Salamanca-R.C. Complutense De Harvard)

7. Spain's First 'Re-Branding Effort' In The Postwar Franco Era; Neal Rosendorf (New Mexico State University)

8. U.S. Public Diplomacy And Democratization In Spain. A Practitioner's

View; Ambassador Mark Asquino

9. Conclusion. Consistency And Credibility: Why You Cannot

Collaborate With Dictatorships And Sell Democracy; Lorenzo Delgado.

1900 > 1999

Public relations and politics > United States > History > 20th century.

Democratization > Spain > History.

United States > Foreign relations > Spain.

Spain > Foreign relations > United States.

United States > Foreign relations > 1945-1989.

Spain > Politics and government > 1939-1975.