Conceptual Readings into the Cold War: Towards Transnational Approaches from the Perspective of Latin American Studies in Eastern and Western Europe

Abstract This bibliographical and conceptual essay summarizes recent research in Cold War Studies in Europe and the Americas, especially on smaller states in historiographical studies. Against the background of an increasing connectedness and globalization of research about the Cold War, the authors...

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Main Authors: Albert Manke, Kateřina Březinová, Laurin Blecha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Getúlio Vargas
Series:Estudos Históricos
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-21862017000100203&lng=en&tlng=en
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spelling doaj-17a7d262b02d4a06880c94dd204ce1bc2020-11-24T23:07:12ZengFundação Getúlio VargasEstudos Históricos2178-1494306020321810.1590/s2178-14942017000100011S0103-21862017000100203Conceptual Readings into the Cold War: Towards Transnational Approaches from the Perspective of Latin American Studies in Eastern and Western EuropeAlbert MankeKateřina BřezinováLaurin BlechaAbstract This bibliographical and conceptual essay summarizes recent research in Cold War Studies in Europe and the Americas, especially on smaller states in historiographical studies. Against the background of an increasing connectedness and globalization of research about the Cold War, the authors highlight the importance of the full-scale integration of countries and regions of the 'Global South' into Cold War Studies. Critical readings of the newly available resources reveal the existence of important decentralizing perspectives resulting from Cold War entanglements of the 'Global South' with the 'Global North.' As a result, the idea that these state actors from the former 'periphery' of the Cold War should be considered as passive recipients of superpower politics seems rather troubled. The evidence shows (at least partially) autonomous and active multiple actors.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-21862017000100203&lng=en&tlng=ennova História da Guerra FriaSul Globalpequena potênciaAmérica LatinaEuropa
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Conceptual Readings into the Cold War: Towards Transnational Approaches from the Perspective of Latin American Studies in Eastern and Western Europe
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Sul Global
pequena potência
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title Conceptual Readings into the Cold War: Towards Transnational Approaches from the Perspective of Latin American Studies in Eastern and Western Europe
title_short Conceptual Readings into the Cold War: Towards Transnational Approaches from the Perspective of Latin American Studies in Eastern and Western Europe
title_full Conceptual Readings into the Cold War: Towards Transnational Approaches from the Perspective of Latin American Studies in Eastern and Western Europe
title_fullStr Conceptual Readings into the Cold War: Towards Transnational Approaches from the Perspective of Latin American Studies in Eastern and Western Europe
title_full_unstemmed Conceptual Readings into the Cold War: Towards Transnational Approaches from the Perspective of Latin American Studies in Eastern and Western Europe
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publisher Fundação Getúlio Vargas
series Estudos Históricos
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description Abstract This bibliographical and conceptual essay summarizes recent research in Cold War Studies in Europe and the Americas, especially on smaller states in historiographical studies. Against the background of an increasing connectedness and globalization of research about the Cold War, the authors highlight the importance of the full-scale integration of countries and regions of the 'Global South' into Cold War Studies. Critical readings of the newly available resources reveal the existence of important decentralizing perspectives resulting from Cold War entanglements of the 'Global South' with the 'Global North.' As a result, the idea that these state actors from the former 'periphery' of the Cold War should be considered as passive recipients of superpower politics seems rather troubled. The evidence shows (at least partially) autonomous and active multiple actors.
topic nova História da Guerra Fria
Sul Global
pequena potência
América Latina
Europa
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