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US–Soviet Antagonism and the “Indirect Propaganda” of Book Schemes in India in the 1950s
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The article addresses US perceptions of subsidized pro-Soviet books and periodicals in India in the 1950s and the way that pro-US book programs, intended to counter the Soviet initiative, imagined that they might help to strengthen the hold of liberal capitalist democracy in the face of the threat of Soviet influence.
Title: US–Soviet Antagonism and the “Indirect Propaganda” of Book Schemes in India in the 1950s
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The article addresses US perceptions of subsidized pro-Soviet books and periodicals in India in the 1950s and the way that pro-US book programs, intended to counter the Soviet initiative, imagined that they might help to strengthen the hold of liberal capitalist democracy in the face of the threat of Soviet influence.
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