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The Cultural Cold War: The CIA and the World of Arts and Letters
Ever wonder how the CIA ended up playing art patron? Or how your favorite abstract painting might have been a pawn in a spy game? The Cultural Cold War spills the beans on how culture was weaponized in the sneakiest, most unexpected way during the Cold War. Turns out, the battle for hearts and minds wasn’t just about nukes and spies—it had jazz concerts, literary journals, and avant-garde galleries in the mix.
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