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România la expoziţia Internaţională de la New York (1939-1940): un moment din istoria diplomaţiei culturale autohtone; documente privind înfiinţarea şi funcţionarea unui birou de propagandă în SUA
Romania at the New York World’s Fair (1939-1940): a sequence of the history of Romanian cultural diplomacy; documents on the creation and functioning of a propaganda office in the USA
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Abstract The author examines the creation and functioning of the Romanian propaganda office at the General Commission of Romania for the New York World's Fair (1939-1940). He analyses two previously unpublished documents from the Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, relevant to the topic under scruti... view more
The author examines the creation and functioning of the Romanian propaganda office at the General Commission of Romania for the New York World's Fair (1939-1940). He analyses two previously unpublished documents from the Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, relevant to the topic under scrutiny. The activity of the office was coordinated by the diplomat Andrei Popovici. His subordinates were the press attach. from the Romanian Legation in the USA, Horia Babeş, Paul Sterian, economic councillor, and Petre Neagoe, writer. The monthly budget was 750 $ (the rate of those years) for the daily expenses and salaries. The propaganda office started its activity in January 1939. It used to publish a bulletin, to help issuing stamps, to prepare propaganda posters, to publish and translate brochures. It also used to send presentations of Romania to journals, such as Cleveland News , Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, New York World Telegram etc., and articles on Romania to newspapers (Annalist, Journal of Commerce etc.), or to occasional publications (Going to the Fair, a Preview, International Guide etc.). The images the propaganda office used to handle were reproducing usual elements of the domestic and foreign official discourse of Charles II: Romania was a totally new country, based on a new social contract ("the royal revolution"), that was looking persistently towards "tomorrow's world" (the slogan of the American fair); this future was build with Romanian resources and strengths, mobilized by "the king of young people and of the peasants".... view less
Keywords
Romania; United States of America; diplomacy; propaganda; culture; cultural policy; foreign policy
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Special areas of Departmental Policy
Document language
Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
Publication Year
2006
Page/Pages
p. 949-958
Journal
Studia Politica: Romanian Political Science Review, 6 (2006) 4
ISSN
1582-4551
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 1.0