Playing Peace: The Philadelphia Orchestra, Cultural Diplomacy, and the Cold War

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2011
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Haverford College. Department of History
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Following the end of World War II, an international search for a more creative, and more effective, peacekeeping process began. World powers were dissatisfied with traditional methods, which had proven to have little lasting power in the pursuit of peace. Cultural diplomacy, or the sharing of two cultures to broaden international understanding and cooperation, became a viable option in improving international relations, especially during the Cold War. The Philadelphia Orchestra, in 1958 and in 1973 embarked on cultural diplomacy tours to communist countries, the Soviet Union and China respectively. Through an analysis of the various "players" in these tours, and their means of representing and reacting to the tours, the immediate efficacy of cultural diplomacy on an interpersonal level becomes apparent, as exchanges circumvent the bureaucratic process and impact civilian populations directly.
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