Cold War Europe | A Space of Communication

Tobias Nanz (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 3110738171 / ISBN 13: 9783110738179

Published by Walter de Gruyter, 2024

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Cold War Europe | A Space of Communication | Tobias Nanz (u. a.) | Buch | Culture & Conflict | VI | Englisch | 2024 | Walter de Gruyter | EAN 9783110738179 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, De Gruyter GmbH, Genthiner Str. 13, 10785 Berlin, productsafety[at]degruyterbrill[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cold War Europe | A Space of Communication
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110738171
• ISBN 13: 9783110738179
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 230W x 159H x 20D millimeters 230 millimeters width by 159 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 514 grams
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Synopsis

The Cold War is often stereotypically depicted as a period of complete separation between Eastern and Western Europe, a time of little communication and exchange between what is often called the “Eastern bloc” and the capitalist West . European integration, it is thought, was a Western project based on exclusively Western ideas. This edited volume aims to debunk this stereotype. It provides evidence for the numerous media and individuals that contributed to the circulation and exchange of ideas across the ideological divide of the Iron Curtain. The essays in this volume discuss the official and unofficial channels of communication between the Eastern bloc and the West as well as the complex networks of transmission and reception that enabled the exchange of ideas between the two. The first part of the volume examines the communication infrastructure of the Cold War and the role of then available communication technologies. The second hones in on how different media channels, and the radio in particular, were used to form and transmit ideas between East and West, whereas the third and final part looks at how individual artists and literary authors made their voices heard across the Iron Curtain.

About the Author

Hedwig Wagner and Tobias Nanz, Europa-Universität Flensburg, Flensburg, Germany.