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Cold War Asia

By Hajimu Masuda

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Cold War Asia

By Hajimu Masuda

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"Conventional narratives of the Cold War revolve around high-level diplomats and state leaders in Washington, Beijing, and Moscow, but this anthology challenges those narratives by revealing how ordinary people across Asia experienced the era. Heavily rooted in oral history, this study takes readers to the villages of rural Java; the jungles of northern Thailand; the indigenous tribal communities of Kerala, India; and many other places in this vast region. The essays in this collection demonstrate how the world took shape far away from the voluminously analyzed epicenters of the Soviet Union, the United States, and China. Masuda organizes each chapter around the theme of 'many Cold Wars,' or, more precisely, many local and social wars that were imagined as part of the global Cold War. These histories raise fundamental questions about standard Cold War narratives, encouraging readers to rethink why the Cold War still matters. Contributors are Mary Grace Concepcion, Simon Creak, Cui Feng, David Engerman, Prasit Leepreecha, Luong Thi Hong, Muhammad Kunhi Mahin Udma, Masuda Hajimu, Alan McPherson, Imam Muhtarom, Sim Chi Yin, Kisho Tsuchiva, Odd Arne Westad, Matthew Woolgar, Kinuko Maehara Yamazato, Bin Yang, and Taomo Zhou"
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Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
368
Release Date:
2025-05-13
Publication Date:
2025-05-13
Publisher:
The University of North Carolina Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1469686317
ISBN13:
9781469686318
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
626 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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