Frances Stonor Saunders: 4 books

The astonishing untold story of a woman who tried to stop the rise of Fascism and change the course of history At 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 7, 1926, a woman stepped out of the crowd on Rome's Campidoglio Square. Less than a foot in front of her stood Benito Mussolini. As he raised his arm...

During the Cold War, freedom of expression was vaunted as liberal democracy’s most cherished possession—but such freedom was put in service of a hidden agenda. In The Cultural Cold War, Frances Stonor Saunders reveals the extraordinary efforts of a secret campaign in which some of the most vocal...

Una historia apasionante de un sistema de mecenazgo clandestino que no tiene precedentes en la historia contemporánea. Durante la guerra fría los escritores y los artistas se enfrentaron a un gran reto. En la esfera soviética, se esperaba que produjeran obras que exaltaran la militancia,...

Un resoconto ampio e dettagliato della potente rete di finanziamenti di illustri esponenti e organi della cultura europea messa in piedi dalla CIA dopo la seconda guerra mondiale. Dopo i due decenni dei fascismi e della guerra, la stragrande maggioranza degli intellettuali europei erano su posizioni...