Film diplomacy : a media history of Turkey-US relations /

"What if the most consequential alliance between the United States and Turkey was not signed--but screened? Beginning in 1930 and crystallizing during the Cold War, the two nations forged an alliance through film: American and Turkish institutions used educational films--short documentaries sho...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Etem, Aysehan Julide (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Columbia University Press, [2026]
Subjects:	International relations in motion pictures. Turkey > In motion pictures. Turkey > Foreign relations > United States. United States > In motion pictures. United States > Foreign relations > Turkey. Relations internationales au cinéma. Asie Mineure > Au cinéma. International relations in motion pictures Turkey United States

Table of Contents:

From Ottoman shadows to global stage : The rise of film in Turkey
Beyond the contract : How missionaries forged nontheatrical havens
US government film programming in Turkey
The educational fil center of Turkey
Audience reception research.