Radio Free Europe (Paperback, Minnesota Archive Editions Ed.)

Radio Free Europe was first published in 1958. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. What is radio Free Europe? Where does it broadcast? Who runs it? What are its purposes? Although thousands of Americans are familiar with Radio Free Europe (many have contributed to its support through the Crusade for Freedom campaigns), few know enough about its background to answer these and similar questions. In this book a political scientist with first-hand knowledge gives a detailed account of the organization and development of this unique propaganda enterprise. Radio Free Europe was established as a private broadcasting project in 1949 by the Free Europe Committee, headed by Joseph C. Grew, as part of the Committee's program of broad, long-range assistance to democratic exiles from totalitarian countries. The operational headquarters are located at Munich, and the broadcasts are directed to the people of five satellite countries: Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria, and Poland. Professor Holt tells how Radio Free Europe was established, outlines its basic policies and objectives, describes its organization, personnel, programming, and services, discusses transmission problems, and examines the effectiveness of the propaganda. He describes in detail the role of RFE in connection with the uprisings in Poland and Hungary and analyzes the charges that RFE stimulated the Hungarian revolt.

General

Imprint:	University of Minnesota Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	1958
First published:	1958
Authors:	Robert T Holt
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	264
Edition:	Minnesota Archive Editions Ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-8166-5788-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General
LSN:	0-8166-5788-2
Barcode:	9780816657889

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