The Cold War

Open Access Published by De Gruyter Oldenbourg 2017

The Cold War

Historiography, Memory, Representation

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

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110496178

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About this book

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.

Author information

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

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgements Open Access Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Rethinking, Representing, and Remembering the Cold War: Some Cultural Perspectives Konrad H. Jarausch, Christian F. Ostermann and Andreas Etges Open Access Download PDF	1
Representation and Recoding: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Cold War Cultures Siegfried Weichlein Open Access Download PDF	19
Probing the Cold War Narrative since 1945: The Case of Western Europe David Reynolds Open Access Download PDF	67
Changing Cold War Interpretations in Post-Soviet Russia Vladimir O. Pechatnov Open Access Download PDF	83
Company Confessions: The CIA, Whistleblowers and Cold War Revisionism Christopher R. Moran Open Access Download PDF	94
The Cold War in History Textbooks: A German-German, French and British Comparison Falk Pingel Open Access Download PDF	113
Machiavelli’s Angels Hiding in Plain Sight: Media Culture and French Spy Fiction of the Cold War Paul Bleton Open Access Download PDF	134
Enemies, Spies, and the Bomb Christoph Classen Open Access Download PDF	152
Remembering the American War in Vietnam Jennifer Dickey Open Access Download PDF	177
“The Cold War? I Have it at Home with my Family” Memories of the 1948–1989 Period Beyond the Iron Curtain Muriel Blaive Open Access Download PDF	194
Protect and Survive Preserving and Presenting the Built Cold War Heritage Wayne D. Cocroft Open Access Download PDF	215
Berlin’s Gesamtkonzept for Remembering the Wall Hope M. Harrison Open Access Download PDF	239
Competing for the Best Wall Memorial The Rise of a Cold War Heritage Industry in Berlin Sybille Frank Open Access Download PDF	266
Contested Legacies Cold War Memory Sites in Berlin Hanno Hochmuth Open Access Download PDF	283
Select Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	300
Name Index Open Access Download PDF	302
About the Authors Open Access Download PDF	307

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 309
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 20
Keywords: Cold War memory; Berlin; Public History

eBook

Published: February 6, 2017
ISBN: 9783110496178

Hardcover

Published: February 6, 2017
ISBN: 9783110495225

Paperback

Published: November 19, 2018
ISBN: 9783110634419