Cultural Diplomacy in Cold War Finland Identity, Geopolitics and the Welfare State

This open access book explores the organization and evolution of Finland's Cold War cultural diplomacy (1945-1975) as the basis for a reflection on the country's foreign relations, the link between culture and politics, small states' autonomy during the Cold War, and the porosity of t...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer Nature 2023
Series:Palgrave Macmillan Series in Global Public Diplomacy
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