Purpose – This paper aims to examine the contents of the special issue, situating the material in appropriate historical context. Design/methodology/approach – The account is based on a close reading of each manuscript. Links to the wider academic literature are created, and a narrative...

Purpose – A number of scholars have explored the US Government’s postwar efforts, often in collaboration with the business community, to “sell America” to Americans themselves; others have documented the means through which such information was aimed at audiences behind the Iron Curtain....