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| − | + | The ''Committee for Cultural Freedom'' was created in 1939 by former Trotskyist philosopher, [[Sidney Hook]], to protest 'totalitarian' - meaning communist as well as fascist - 'acts of cultural dictatorship'.<ref>The CIA, the British Left and the Cold War: Calling the Tune? by [[Hugh Wilford]], Frank Cass, 2003, p9.</ref> | |
The Committee was supported by non-communist left periodicals such as the [[Partisan Review]] and [[Sol Levitas]]'s [[New Leader]].<ref>The CIA, the British Left and the Cold War: Calling the Tune? by [[Hugh Wilford]], Frank Cass, 2003, p125.</ref> | The Committee was supported by non-communist left periodicals such as the [[Partisan Review]] and [[Sol Levitas]]'s [[New Leader]].<ref>The CIA, the British Left and the Cold War: Calling the Tune? by [[Hugh Wilford]], Frank Cass, 2003, p125.</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 20:33, 20 April 2013
The Committee for Cultural Freedom was created in 1939 by former Trotskyist philosopher, Sidney Hook, to protest 'totalitarian' - meaning communist as well as fascist - 'acts of cultural dictatorship'.[1]
The Committee was supported by non-communist left periodicals such as the Partisan Review and Sol Levitas's New Leader.[2]
In 1951, Hook would go on to become chairman of the similarly named American Committee for Cultural Freedom, a national section of the CIA-backed Congress for Cultural Freedom.
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- ↑ The CIA, the British Left and the Cold War: Calling the Tune? by Hugh Wilford, Frank Cass, 2003, p9.
- ↑ The CIA, the British Left and the Cold War: Calling the Tune? by Hugh Wilford, Frank Cass, 2003, p125.
