Beyond the divide : entangled histories of Cold War Europe /
"Cold 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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Berghahn Books,
[2015]
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| Summary: | "Cold 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"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 325 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-318) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781782388661 1782388664 9781785338267 1785338269 |