Remembering the Cold War : global contests and national stories / David Lowe and Tony Joel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lowe, David, 1964-

Contributor:

Joel, Tony.

Series:

Remembering the modern world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cold War.

Cold War--Influence.

World politics--1945-1989.

World politics.

Physical Description:

xx, 260 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Summary:

Remembering the Cold War examines how, more than two decades since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Cold War legacies continue to play crucial roles in defining national identities and shaping international relations around the globe. Given the Cold War's blurred definition - it has neither a widely accepted commencement date nor unanimous conclusion - what is to be remembered? This book illustrates that there is, in fact, a huge body of 'remembrance', and that it is more pertinent to ask: what should be included and what can be overlooked? Over five chapters, this richly illustrated volume considers case studies of Cold War remembering from different parts of the world, and engages with growing theorization in the field of memory studies, specifically in relation to war. David Lowe and Tony Joel afford careful consideration to agencies that identify with being 'victims' of the Cold War. In addition, the concept of arenas of articulation, which envelops the myriad spaces in which the remembering, commemorating, memorializing, and even revising of Cold War history take place, is given prominence. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Conceptualizing Cold War remembrance 1

2 Nuclear world 23

3 Cities and sites 70

4 Defining our times 163

5 Endings? 209.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415661539

0415661536

9780415661546

0415661544

OCLC:

852239428