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Paradoxes of nostalgia, Cold War triumphalism and global disorder since 1989, Penny M. Von Eschen

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Paradoxes of nostalgia, Cold War triumphalism and global disorder since 1989, Penny M. Von Eschen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-364) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Paradoxes of nostalgia

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1265457605

Responsibility statement

Penny M. Von Eschen

Series statement

American encounters/global interactions

Sub title

Cold War triumphalism and global disorder since 1989

Summary

"In Paradoxes of Nostalgia Penny M. Von Eschen offers a sweeping examination of the Cold War's afterlife and the lingering shadows it casts over geopolitics, journalism, and popular culture. She shows how myriad forms of nostalgia across the globe-from those that posit a mythic national past to those critical of neoliberalism that remember a time when people believed in the possibility of a collective good-indelibly shape the post-cold war era. When Western triumphalism moved into global South and former eastern bloc spaces, many articulated a powerful sense of loss and a longing for stability. Innovatively bringing together diplomatic archives, museums, films, and video games, Von Eschen shows that as the United States continuously sought new enemies for its unipolar world, Cold War triumphalism fueled the ascendancy of xenophobic right-wing nationalism and the embrace of authoritarian sensibilities in the United States and beyond. Ultimately, she demonstrates that triumphalist claims that capitalism and military might won the cold war distort the past and disfigure the present, undermining democratic values and institutions"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The ends of history -- Out of order: discordant triumphalism and the "Clash of Civilizations" -- Losing the good life: post-Cold War malaise and the enemy within -- "God I miss the Cold War": busted containers and popular nostalgia 1993- -- Consuming nostalgia: lampooning Lenin, marketing Mao, and the global turn to the right -- Patriot acts: staging the War on Terror from the Spy Museum to Bishkek -- Spies R Us: paradoxes of U.S.-Russian Relations -- Nostalgia for the Future

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Cold War triumphalism and global disorder since 1989

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