Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : instruments of diplomacy
  • Classical music and the mediation of prestige
  • Classical music as development aid
  • Jazz in the cultural presentations program
  • African American ambassadors abroad and at home
  • Portraying America's religious heritage
  • The double-edged diplomacy of popular music
  • Music, media, and cultural relations between the United States and the Soviet Union
  • Conclusion : music, mediated diplomacy, and globalization.