Auriol Weigold

Churchill, Roosevelt and India

Propaganda During World War II

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

During World War II, Churchill engaged in propaganda in the United States to persuade the American public and President Roosevelt that India should not be granted self-government at that time. Weigold unravels the reasons why this propaganda campaign was deemed necessary by Churchill, revealing the campaign's outcomes for nationalist Indians.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 308g
• ISBN-13: 9780415541077
• ISBN-10: 0415541077
• Artikelnr.: 57044305

Autorenporträt

Auriol Weigold is Course Convenor and Lecturer in the University of Canberra's new BA International Studies.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Abbreviations
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Chapter One: Churchill, Roosevelt and India: The Genesis of the Propaganda
Game
Chapter Two: America's Interest in India: The Reasons for Britain's
Propaganda Campaign
Chapter Three: Cripps, India and the Evolution of the Propaganda Campaign
Chapter Four: Britain: Preparation for Propaganda
Chapter Five: United States: Approach to Information Gathering
Chapter Six: What Britain Said about Cripps' Offer
Chapter Seven: What America Heard about Cripps' Offer
Chapter Eight: Quit India: Gandhi's Emergence
Appendix A: The Atlantic Charter, 1941
Appendix B: The Lend-Lease Act, 1941
Notes
Bibliography
Index