The Cold War in universities : U.S. and Soviet cultural diplomacy, 1945-1990 / by Natalia Tsvetkova.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

T︠S︡vetkova, N. A. (Natalʹi︠a︡ Aleksandrovna), author.

Contributor:

E.J. Brill (Firm)

Series:

New perspectives on the Cold War ; v. 9.

New Perspectives on the Cold War ; volume 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--American influences--History--20th century.

Education, Higher.

Education, Higher--Soviet influences--History.

Higher education and state--United States--History--20th century.

Higher education and state.

Higher education and state--Soviet Union--History.

Cultural diplomacy--United States--History--20th century.

Cultural diplomacy.

Cultural diplomacy--Soviet Union--History.

Cold War.

History.

Education, Higher--Soviet influences.

Education, Higher--American influences.

Soviet Union.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 pages).

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Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Abbreviations

Introduction

1 The Cold War, Cultural Diplomacy, and Universities

2 Universities in Cultural Cold War Studies

3 Archival Documents: What They Reveal

4 Theoretical Discussion: Realism, Constructivism, Americanization/Sovietization, Response Concept, or Fear?

1. Europe: Opposition of "Conservative" Professors to U.S. and Soviet Transformations in German

1 Introduction

2 U.S. and Soviet Cultural Offensive in Universities of Divided Germany: Making a Pliable Professor

2.1 Facing the Old Professors: U.S. and Soviet Perceptions

2.2 Purging Rectors

2.3 Purging Professors

2.4 Pliable Professors?

2.5 U.S. and Soviet Institutions in German Universities

3 Opposition of "Conservative Professors" to U.S. and Soviet Reforms

3.1 U.S. Advisors and Opposed Professors

3.2 Soviet Advisors and Opposed Professors

4 Conclusion

2. Middle East and Central Asia: Americanization, Sovietization, and Resistance in Afghanistan

2 Kabul University under the Control of the United States

2.1 Promoting the Faculty of Engineering

2.2 English as the Language of Instruction

2.3 Turmoil and Termination of Projects

2.4 Aftermath...

3 Kabul University under Soviet Control

3.1 Purging Everything "American"

4 Professors and Students at Kabul University: Resistance to Americanization and Sovietization

4.1 Professors against U.S. and Soviet Advisors

4.2 Students against U.S. and Soviet Advisors

5 Conclusion

3. Africa: When Development and Professors Erased U.S. and Soviet Transformations in Universities

2 U.S. Advisors at Haile Selassie I University: Under the Pressure of Ethiopianization

2.1 Building a University Scattered across the City

2.2 Faculty of Education: Between Success and Failure

2.3 Ethiopianization: A Clash between Local and U.S. Professors

2.4 Anti-Americanism of Students: Undermining American Transformations

3 Soviet Advisors at Bahar Dar Polytechnic Institute: Caught between Sabotaged Professors and Loyal Students

3.1 The Ethiopian Government versus Soviet Advisors

3.2 Professors: Sabotage against Russians

3.3 Students: Between Government Repression and Soviet Marxism

4 Conclusion

4. Asia-Pacific: Sabotage of Academics against U.S. and Soviet Strangers in Vietnam

2 Making Teachers of English: U.S. Education Policy in Saigon

2.1 The University of Saigon and the Faculty of Pedagogy: Making a Teacher

2.2 U.S. Advisors at Schools: Building Infrastructure

2.3 Successes, Failures, and Consequences of American Reforms

3 Making Teachers of Russian: Soviet Education Policy in Hanoi

3.1 Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages at Hanoi: Making a Teacher of Russian Language

3.2 Soviet Advisors at Schools: Teaching Children

3.3 Successes, Failures, and Consequences of Soviet Reforms.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Leiden, Netherlands Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 08, 2021).

Other Format:

Print version: Tsvetkova, Natalia The Cold War in Universities

ISBN:

9789004471788

9004471782

Publisher Number:

40030773956

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