. . . . "American Spaces is an umbrella program of the Bureau of International Information Programs, a bureau within the United States Department of State, to provide physical locations and applicable media with which to conduct public diplomacy. Created in the early 20th century for \"countering disinformation and influencing international public opinion,\" these spaces, of various types and sizes, often feature unrestricted internet access as well as the rental of American books, periodicals, and DVDs. Following World War II, these spaces proliferated in the form of libraries, Binational Centers, standalone American Centers, and America Houses all of which were brought under the \"American Spaces\" program in 2008. The threat of terrorism directed against these facilities resulted in the transfer of locations into either American Corners within local libraries or Information Resource Centers within US embassies. Each of these spaces exists to spread US soft power abroad."@en . . . . . . . "43832"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1107103671"^^ . . . . . . . "American Spaces is an umbrella program of the Bureau of International Information Programs, a bureau within the United States Department of State, to provide physical locations and applicable media with which to conduct public diplomacy. Created in the early 20th century for \"countering disinformation and influencing international public opinion,\" these spaces, of various types and sizes, often feature unrestricted internet access as well as the rental of American books, periodicals, and DVDs."@en . . . . . . . . "American Spaces"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "55554477"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .