Spinning the World

Andrew Johnstone is Associate Professor of History at the University of Leicester. He is the author and editor of five books, including Against Immediate Evil and US Presidential Elections and Foreign Policy (with Andrew Priest).

• Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: The Invisible Hand; 1. Progressive Origins: World War I and the Committee on Public Information; 2. Defining an Industry: Public Theory and Private Practice; 3. Conflicts of Interest: Ivy Lee, Carl Byoir, and Nazi Germany; 4. Promoting War and Peace: Entry into World War II; 5. Shaping International Order: Citizens' Organizations and the Postwar World; 6. Aligning with Government: Cold War and Psychological Warfare; 7. Developing American Business: Edward Bernays, the United Fruit Company, and Guatemala; 8. Selling the World to America: Nation Branding, the Vietnam Lobby, and the Congressional Backlash; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

'Andrew Johnstone has made the case that the history of twentieth century US foreign relations is inextricable from public relations. As much as the 'mad man' in the White House he's shown we should investigate the 'Mad Men' who, for the right price, nimbly manufactured perceptions of world issues.' David Ekbladh, author of Plowshares into Swords: Weaponized Knowledge, Liberal Order, and the League of Nations