1st Edition
Substitute for Power Wartime British Propaganda to the Balkans, 1939–44
By Ioannis Stefanidis
Copyright 2012
336 Pages
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Routledge
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Routledge
330 Pages
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Routledge
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The Second World War was waged across many fronts, economic, political and cultural as well as military. As might be expected in a conflict fuelled by ideology, the war of words and ideas played a central role in the larger conflict. As this book shows, propaganda - be it aimed at a sympathetic audience in enemy controlled lands, or the hostile population itself - was regarded by all sides as a... Read more
Introductory Note; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 British Propaganda in World War II; Chapter 2 Wartime British Policy to the Balkans: An Overview; Chapter 3 Regional themes; Chapter 4 Albania; Chapter 5 Bulgaria; Chapter 6 Romania; Chapter 7 Greece; Chapter 8 Yugoslavia; Concluding Remarks;
Biography
Ioannis Stefanidis teaches Diplomatic History at the School of Law, Economics and Political Science of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. His publications include: Isle of Discord: Nationalism, Imperialism and the Making of the Cyprus Question (1999), Stirring the Greek Nation: Political Culture, Irredentism and Anti-Americanism in Post-War Greece, 1945-67 (Ashgate, 2007).
'This is a detailed and wide-ranging work covering British wartime propaganda to the Balkans. ... that provides a useful comparative study of the subject, and it will be of interest to historians and students.' Slavic Review 'Much of the impressive British effort in the propaganda field directed at the Balkans during the period 1939-45 has gone unnoticed. Professor Stefanidis’s study accords it the attention that it merits ...' Slavonic and East European Review 'Ioannis Stefanidis’ book is a new and original contribution to the study of British political warfare during the Second World War.' Diplomacy & Statecraft 'Stefanidis provide[s] a comprehensive account of British propaganda on the ground and from the perspective of its practitioners in London and in the Middle East, with an impressive collection of primary sources.' American Historical Review
