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OverviewIt was long assumed that the Soviet Union dictated Warsaw Pact policy in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America (known as the 'Third World' during the Cold War). Although the post-1991 opening of archives has demonstrated this to be untrue, there has still been no holistic volume examining the topic in detail. Such a comprehensive and nuanced treatment is virtually impossible for the individual scholar thanks to the linguistic and practical difficulties in satisfactorily covering all of the so-called 'junior members' of the Warsaw Pact. This important book fills that void and examines the agency of these states - Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania - and their international interactions during the 'discovery' of the 'Third World' from the 1950s to the 1970s. Building upon recent scholarship and working from a diverse range of new archival sources, contributors study the diplomacy of the eastern and central European communist states to reveal their myriad motivations and goals (importantly often in direct conflict with Soviet directives). This work, the first revisionist review of the role of the junior members as a whole, will be of interest to all scholars of the Cold War, whatever their geographical focus. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Philip E. Muehlenbeck (George Washington University, USA) , Natalia Telepneva (University of Strathclyde, UK)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: I.B. Tauris Weight: 0.578kg ISBN: 9781788310550ISBN 10: 1788310551 Pages: 368 Publication Date: 04 May 2018 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction Philip E. Muehlenbeck, George Washington University & Natalia Telepneva, University College London Czechoslovakia Chapter 1: The Warsaw Pact and British Guiana Jan Koura, Charles University and Robert Anthony Waters, Jr., Ohio Northern University Chapter 2: Eastern Bloc Intelligence and the Congo Crisis, 1955-64 Natalia Telepneva, University College London Chapter 3: Czechoslovak Assistance to Kenya & Uganda, 1962-8 Philip E. Muehlenbeck, George Washington University Poland Chapter 4: I have to say that Cyrankiewicz touring Asia left a very anti-Soviet mark. Poland, the 1957 Goodwill Tour in Asia, and the Post-October Diplomacy Marek W. Rutkowski, National University of Singapore Chapter 5: Lost Illusions: Communist Poland's Involvements in Africa during the Cold War Przemys?aw Gasztold-Se?, Institute of National Remembrance/Warsaw University East Germany Chapter 6: Health-Related Activities of the German Democratic Republic in West Africa during the 1960s Iris Borowy, RWTH Aachen/Birkbeck University, London Chapter 7: The Inter-German Cold War and the GDR's Search for Recognition in Tanzania, 1964-72 George Roberts, University of Warwick Romania Chapter 8: Romania Blocks Mongolia's Accession to the Warsaw Treaty Organization: The Roots of Romania's Involvement in the Sino-Soviet Dispute Elena Dragomir, Valahia University of Targovi?te (Romania) Chapter 9: The Third World As Strategic Option: Romanian Relations with Developing States Larry L. Watts, University of Bucharest Bulgaria Chapter 10: Bulgaria and Warsaw Pact Policy in the Developing World Jordan Baev, Rakovski National Defense Academy, Sofia Hungary Chapter 11: Hungary and the Middle East, 1955-75 Csaba Bekes, Corvinus University of Budapest and Daniel Vekony, Corvinus University of Budapest Chapter 12: Relations between Hungary and Brazil in a Latin American Framework, 1955-75 Bernadett Lehoczki, Corvinus University of BudapestReviewsThis remarkable book is a good medicine for those who still believe that the Cold War was a zero-sum struggle with clear rules of subordination. In the Soviet bloc, the post-Stalin Thaw, Khrushchev's idealism and decolonisation created entirely new horizons for the autonomy of eastern Europe. The book's contributors conclude that for Warsaw Pact countries and individuals, the Third World became much more than an area of geopolitical struggle. In the 1950s-70s, it was the place where Soviet satellites became autonomous actors, pursuing their own political interests and profit. It was even more so for the thousands of people from Eastern Europe - journalists and spies, doctors and teachers - who worked and travelled in Africa, Asia and Latin America. They came as `agents of communism,' yet encountered a fascinating variety of humanity and cultures, that ultimately challenged their views and identities. The book will be a valuable addition to courses on the Cold War and the international history of the 20th century. - Vladislav Zubok, Professor of International History, London School of Economics, From the moment Prague started selling arms to Nasser in 1956, the Soviet Union encouraged its satellites to become involved in the Third World. The degree to which they responded, and the nature of their response, depended on domestic considerations. That is the essence of the discussions addressed in this remarkable collection of essays, which brings an important new perspective to an understudied aspect of Soviet foreign policy. If Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria used the Third World to show their ideological purity, Poland, Romania, Hungary and the GDR had national interests to pursue. - Geoffrey Swain, Emeritus Professor, University of Glasgow Author InformationPhilip Muehlenbeck is a professorial lecturer in history at the George Washington University. He is author of Czechoslovakia in Africa, 1945-1968 and Betting on the Africans: John F. Kennedy's Courting of African Nationalist Leaders, as well as editor of several collections. Natalia Telepneva is a post-doctoral fellow at University College London and a member of the international Socialism Goes Global research project team. She completed her PhD at the London School of Economics. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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