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The Cold War is conventionally regarded as a superpower conflict
that dominated the shape of international relations between World
War II and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Smaller powers had to adapt
to a role as pawns in a strategic game of the superpowers, its
course beyond their control. This edited volume offers a fresh
interpretation of twentieth-century smaller European powers -
East-West, neutral and non-aligned - and argues that their position
vis-a-vis the superpowers often provided them with an opportunity
rather than merely representing a constraint. Analysing the margins
for manoeuvre of these smaller powers, the volume covers a wide
array of themes, ranging from cultural to economic issues, energy
to diplomacy and Bulgaria to Belgium. Given its holistic and
nuanced intervention in studies of the Cold War, this book will be
instrumental for students of history, international relations and
political science.
The Cold War is conventionally regarded as a superpower conflict
that dominated the shape of international relations between World
War II and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Smaller powers had to adapt
to a role as pawns in a strategic game of the superpowers, its
course beyond their control. This edited volume offers a fresh
interpretation of twentieth-century smaller European powers -
East-West, neutral and non-aligned - and argues that their position
vis-a-vis the superpowers often provided them with an opportunity
rather than merely representing a constraint. Analysing the margins
for manoeuvre of these smaller powers, the volume covers a wide
array of themes, ranging from cultural to economic issues, energy
to diplomacy and Bulgaria to Belgium. Given its holistic and
nuanced intervention in studies of the Cold War, this book will be
instrumental for students of history, international relations and
political science.
Unravelling the mechanisms of daily diplomacy in the mid-20th
century, this book follows one Dutch diplomatic couple, the van
Kleffens, on their postings from the 1930s to the 1950s to offer a
new perspective on how non-officials and personal politics shaped
the postwar world. Combining private and public source materials,
Erlandsson foregrounds the political culture of diplomacy and
highlights events and people which have been left off the official
record. The book integrates the detailed study of behind-the-scenes
diplomatic practice into the larger narrative of traditional
diplomatic history, connecting social practices with political
outcomes. Exploring how women’s tea drinking was used to achieve
post-war foreign policy and how Rosa, a Guatemalan cook,
contributed to the international standing of the Netherlands, it
offers a more inclusive history by recognising the diplomatic work
done by actors who were not diplomats. In doing so it demonstrates
the ways in which diplomacy was class-bound, gendered and
racialized, and proves that historicizing gender and cultural norms
is crucial to understanding political and international history.
Unravelling the mechanisms of daily diplomacy in the mid-20th
century, this book follows one Dutch diplomatic couple, the van
Kleffens, on their postings from the 1930s to the 1950s to offer a
new perspective on how non-officials and personal politics shaped
the postwar world. Combining private and public source materials,
Erlandsson foregrounds the political culture of diplomacy and
highlights events and people which have been left off the official
record. The book integrates the detailed study of behind-the-scenes
diplomatic practice into the larger narrative of traditional
diplomatic history, connecting social practices with political
outcomes. Exploring how women's tea drinking was used to achieve
post-war foreign policy and how Rosa, a Guatemalan cook,
contributed to the international standing of the Netherlands, it
offers a more inclusive history by recognising the diplomatic work
done by actors who were not diplomats. In doing so it demonstrates
the ways in which diplomacy was class-bound, gendered and
racialized, and proves that historicizing gender and cultural norms
is crucial to understanding political and international history.
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