The Cultural Cold War: The CIA and the World of Arts and Letters - Softcover

Frances Stonor Saunders has almost single-handedly started off a branch of sub-history: the Cultural Cold War...?An extraordinarily good book, and I recommend it to anyone.
--Ian McEwan

A tale of intrigue and betrayal, with scene after scene as thrilling as any in a John le Carre novel.
--"Chronicle of Higher Education"

A major work of investigative history [and] an extremely valuable contribution to the all-important post-World War II record.
--Edward Said, "London Review of Books"

Avoids polemic and fits the fragments of elusive fact into a coherent and persuasive narrative.
--Lewis Lapham, "Los Angeles Times Book Review"

Makes clear the sinuous interlocking nature of American governmental, corporate and cultural life?...consistently fascinating.
--Michael Dirda, "The Washington Post Book World"

"Frances Stonor Saunders has almost single-handedly started off a branch of sub-history: the Cultural Cold War...An extraordinarily good book, and I recommend it to anyone."
--Ian McEwan

"A tale of intrigue and betrayal, with scene after scene as thrilling as any in a John le Carre novel."
--"Chronicle of Higher Education"

"A major work of investigative history [and] an extremely valuable contribution to the all-important post-World War II record."
--Edward Said, "London Review of Books"

"Avoids polemic and fits the fragments of elusive fact into a coherent and persuasive narrative."
--Lewis Lapham, "Los Angeles Times Book Review"

"Makes clear the sinuous interlocking nature of American governmental, corporate and cultural life?...consistently fascinating."
--Michael Dirda, "The Washington Post Book World"
"A tale of intrigue and betrayal, with scene after scene as thrilling as any in a John le Carré novel."
--Chronicle of Higher Education

"A major work of investigative history [and] an extremely valuable contribution to the all-important post-World War II record."
--Edward Said, London Review of Books

"Avoids polemic and fits the fragments of elusive fact into a coherent and persuasive narrative."
--Lewis Lapham, Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Makes clear the sinuous interlocking nature of American governmental, corporate and cultural life . . . consistently fascinating."
--Michael Dirda, The Washington Post Book World

Narrates the extraordinary story in which some of the most vocal exponents of intellectual freedom in the West were instruments of America's secret service, many as unwitting participants in the CIA's cultural operation, while others as willing collaborators.