The Cold War

The Cold War

Historiography, Memory, Representation

Edited by: Konrad H. Jarausch , Christian Ostermann and Andreas Etges

De Gruyter Oldenbourg | 2017

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110496178

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The traces of the Cold War are still visible in many places all around the world. It is the topic of exhibits and new museums, of memorial days and historic sites, of documentaries and movies, of arts and culture. There are historical and political controversies, both nationally and internationally, about how the history of the Cold War should be told and taught, how it should be represented and remembered. While much has been written about the political history of the Cold War, the analysis of its memory and representation is just beginning. Bringing together a wide range of scholars, this volume describes and analyzes the cultural history and representation of the Cold War from an international perspective. That innovative approach focuses on master narratives of the Cold War, places of memory, public and private memorialization, popular culture, and schoolbooks. Due to its unique status as a center of Cold War confrontation and competition, Cold War memory in Berlin receives a special emphasis.

With the friendly support of the Wilson Center.

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Konrad Jarausch, University of North Carolina, USA; Christian Ostermann, Wilson Center, USA; Andreas Etges, LMU Munich

Frontmatter Free access PDF PDF	I
Acknowledgements Open Access PDF PDF	V
Contents Free access PDF PDF	VII
Rethinking, Representing, and Remembering the Cold War: Some Cultural Perspectives Konrad H. Jarausch, Christian F. Ostermann and Andreas Etges Open Access PDF PDF	1
Representation and Recoding: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Cold War Cultures Siegfried Weichlein Open Access PDF PDF	19
Probing the Cold War Narrative since 1945: The Case of Western Europe David Reynolds Open Access PDF PDF	67
Changing Cold War Interpretations in Post-Soviet Russia Vladimir O. Pechatnov Open Access PDF PDF	83
Company Confessions: The CIA, Whistleblowers and Cold War Revisionism Christopher R. Moran Open Access PDF PDF	94
The Cold War in History Textbooks: A German-German, French and British Comparison Falk Pingel Open Access PDF PDF	113
Machiavelli’s Angels Hiding in Plain Sight: Media Culture and French Spy Fiction of the Cold War Paul Bleton Open Access PDF PDF	134
Enemies, Spies, and the Bomb Christoph Classen Open Access PDF PDF	152
Remembering the American War in Vietnam Jennifer Dickey Open Access PDF PDF	177
“The Cold War? I Have it at Home with my Family” Muriel Blaive Open Access PDF PDF	194
Protect and Survive Wayne D. Cocroft Open Access PDF PDF	215
Berlin’s Gesamtkonzept for Remembering the Wall Hope M. Harrison Open Access PDF PDF	239
Competing for the Best Wall Memorial Sybille Frank Open Access PDF PDF	266
Contested Legacies Hanno Hochmuth Open Access PDF PDF	283
Select Bibliography Open Access PDF PDF	300
Name Index Open Access PDF PDF	302
About the Authors Open Access PDF PDF	307

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The Cold War

Historiography, Memory, Representation

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