1. Introduction: Out of the House: On the Global History of UNESCO 1945-2015; Poul Duedahl PART I: ROUTES OF KNOWLEDGE 2. Popularizing Anthropology Combating Racism; Edgardo C. Krebs 3. Weapons of Mass Distribution: UNESCO and the Central Role of Books; Céline Giton 4. And Action : UN and UNESCO Coordinating Information Films 1945-1951; Suzanne Langlois PART II: REBUILDING A WORLD DEVASTATED BY WAR 5. Child Victims UNESCO and the Promotion of International Model of Children's Communities after World War II; Samuel Boussion Mathias Gardet and Martine Ruchat 6. Returning to the International Community: UNESCO and Postwar Japan 1945-1951; Takashi Saikawa 7. Pursuing Peace through a 'Library-Minded' World; Miriam Intrator PART III: EXPERTS ON THE GROUND 8. UNESCO's Fundamental Education Program 1946-1958: Vision Actions and Impact; Jens Boel 9. Education for Independence: UNESCO in post-colonial Congo; Josué Mikobi Dikay 10. The flow of UNESCO experts towards Latin America: On the asymmetrical impact of the missions 1947-1984; Anabella Abarzúa Cutroni PART IV: IMPLEMENTING PEACE IN THE MINDS 11. UNESCO Teaches History: Implementing International Understanding in Sweden; Thomas Nygren 12. UNESCO and the Improvement of History Textbooks in Mexico 1945-1960; Inés Dussel & Christian Ydesen 13. UNESCO's Role in East Asian Reconciliation: Postwar Japan and International Understanding; Aigul Kulnazarova PART V: PRACTICING WORLD HERITAGE 14. UNESCO and the Shaping of Global Heritage; Aurélie Elisa Gfeller & Jaci Eisenberg 15. Safeguarding Iran and Afghanistan: On UNESCO's Efforts in the Field of Archaeology; Agnès Borde Meyer 16. UNESCO and Chinese Heritage: An Ongoing Campaign to Achieve World-Class Standard; Celine Lai . Language: English