{"product_id":"beyond-the-divide-entangled-histories-of-cold-war-europe-9781782388661","title":"Beyond the Divide: Entangled Histories of Cold","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tCold War history has emphasized the division of Europe into two warring camps with separate ideologies and little in common. This volume presents an alternative perspective by suggesting that there were transnational networks bridging the gap and connecting like-minded people on both sides of the divide. Long before the fall of the Berlin Wall, there were institutions, organizations, and individuals who brought people from the East and the West together, joined by shared professions, ideas, and sometimes even through marriage. The volume aims at proving that the post-WWII histories of Western and Eastern Europe were entangled by looking at cases involving France, Denmark, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“Nearly 30 years after the dissolution of the USSR (signaling the close of the Cold War), it is somewhat surprising that a team of academics could provide such a timely work, spanning 11 European countries… [The] diverse perspectives from various disciplines and fields (connected through the study of history) across the European nations is one of the largest strengths of this volume.\u003c\/em\u003e Highly recommended\u003cem\u003e.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Choice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The volume’s concise introduction and chapters, none of which exceeds twenty pages (including footnotes), are well suited to seminar discussions along the lines drawn [in the volume], one through the Iron Curtain, and another toward, through, and around the institutions above it.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Slavic Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The value of this volume is based in the abundance of empirical insights into the manifold attempts to overcome the ideological divisions and the receptiveness of the involved actors…This volume is a welcome and important contribution, offering much material and inspiration for further case studies and comparative overviews.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Forschungen zur Baltischen Geschichte\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eBeyond the Divide \u003cem\u003eintroduces new themes to the field of the Cold War culture by giving voice to themes that have not been widely discussed in Cold War historiography. Not only the geographical coverage but also topics from politics to science, from friendship societies to media, from television to popular culture create a picture of active exchanges that took place in spite of the division and restriction caused by the Cold War…It is a volume that is worth reading.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• European History Quarterly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“Where did the power of the Cold War begin and what were its limits in terms of defining social reality? Mikkonen’s and Koivu­nen’s fresh and innovative anthology succeeds in pushing this important question once more to the top of the research agenda.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Neue Politische Literatur\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“It is rare that edited volumes cover the European continent so broadly in terms of geography. Furthermore, many of the chapters focus on individual actions and impact, which adds a certain personal depth to the larger story of exchanges, cooperation, and cultural relations across the Iron Curtain.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Rósa Magnúsdóttir\u003c\/strong\u003e, Aarhus University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The overall message is that time has come to overcome traditional Cold War narratives and to look at European societies in detail. I think this volume will have an impact both on Cold War research and on teaching European history.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Annette Vowinckel\u003c\/strong\u003e, Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung Potsdam\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Beyond the Divide\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: POLITICAL PROCESSES AND TRANSNATIONAL NETWORKS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Opening Up Political Space: Informal Diplomacy, East-West Exchanges, and the Helsinki Process\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGiles Scott-Smith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Challenging Old Cold War Stereotypes: The Case of Danish-Polish Youth Exchange and the European Détente, 1965–75\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMarianne Rostgaard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Transmitting the “Freedom Virus”: France, the USSR, and Cultural Aspects of European Security Cooperation\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eNicolas Badalassi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cultural Diplomacy of Switzerland and the Challenge of Peaceful Coexistence, 1956–75\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMatthieu Gillabert\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: INTERPLAY IN THE ACADEMIC CONTEXTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Expert Groups Closing the Divide: Estonian-Finnish Computing Cooperation since the 1960s\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSampsa Kaataja\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e French-Romanian Academic Exchanges in the 1960s\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBeatrice Scutaru\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Hungary Opens toward the West: Political Preconditions for Finnish-Hungarian Cooperation in Research and Development in the 1960s and 1970s\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAnssi Halmesvirta\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e “Discrete” Intermediaries: Transnational Activities of the Fondation pour une entraide intellectuelle européenne\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eIoana Popa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: LIMITATIONS FOR TRANSNATIONAL NETWORKS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Image of “Real France”: Instrumentalization of French Culture in the Early Communist Czechoslovakia\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eVáclav Šmidrkal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/strong\u003e Dealing with “Friends”: Soviet Friendship Societies in Western Europe as a Challenge for Western Diplomacy\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSonja Grossmann\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Soviet Union Encounters Anglia: Britain’s Russian Magazine as a Medium for Cross-Border Communication\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSarah Davies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART IV: ALONG THE BORDERLINES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12.\u003c\/strong\u003e Transnational Television in Europe: Cold War Competition and Cooperation\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLars Lundgren\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 13.\u003c\/strong\u003e Transnational Spaces between Poland and Finland: the Grassroots Dismantling of the Iron Curtain and Their Political Entanglements\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAnna Matyska\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 14.\u003c\/strong\u003e A Filter for Western Cultural Products: The Influence of Italian Popular Culture on Yugoslavia, 1955–65\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eFrancesca Rolandi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tNotes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042224111959,"sku":"9781782388661","price":96.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781782388661.jpg?v=1750953517","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/beyond-the-divide-entangled-histories-of-cold-war-europe-9781782388661","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}