The Other Cold War

by Heonik Kwon

In this conceptually bold project, Heonik Kwon uses anthropology to interrogate the cold war's cultural and historical narratives. Adopting a truly panoramic view of local politics and international events, he challenges the notion that the cold war was a global struggle fought uniformly around the world and that the end of the war marked a radical, universal rupture in modern history.

Incorporating comparative ethnographic study into a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023115304X
• ISBN13: 9780231153041
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"