The Cold War in universities : U.S. and Soviet cultural diplomacy, 1945-1990 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	T͡Svetkova, N. A. (Natalʹi͡a Aleksandrovna) (Author)
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]
Series:	New perspectives on the Cold War ; v. 9.
Subjects:	Education, Higher > American influences > History > 20th century. Education, Higher > Soviet influences > History. Higher education and state > United States > History > 20th century. Higher education and state > Soviet Union > History. Cultural diplomacy > United States > History > 20th century. Cultural diplomacy > Soviet Union > History. Cold War. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Intro
Contents
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 The Cold War, Cultural Diplomacy, and Universities
2 Universities in Cultural Cold War Studies
3 Archival Documents: What They Reveal
4 Theoretical Discussion: Realism, Constructivism, Americanization/Sovietization, Response Concept, or Fear?
1. Europe: Opposition of "Conservative" Professors to U.S. and Soviet Transformations in German
1 Introduction
2 U.S. and Soviet Cultural Offensive in Universities of Divided Germany: Making a Pliable Professor
2.1 Facing the Old Professors: U.S. and Soviet Perceptions
2.2 Purging Rectors
2.3 Purging Professors
2.4 Pliable Professors?
2.5 U.S. and Soviet Institutions in German Universities
3 Opposition of "Conservative Professors" to U.S. and Soviet Reforms
3.1 U.S. Advisors and Opposed Professors
3.2 Soviet Advisors and Opposed Professors
4 Conclusion
2. Middle East and Central Asia: Americanization, Sovietization, and Resistance in Afghanistan
1 Introduction
2 Kabul University under the Control of the United States
2.1 Promoting the Faculty of Engineering
2.2 English as the Language of Instruction
2.3 Turmoil and Termination of Projects
2.4 Aftermath...
3 Kabul University under Soviet Control
3.1 Purging Everything "American"
4 Professors and Students at Kabul University: Resistance to Americanization and Sovietization
4.1 Professors against U.S. and Soviet Advisors
4.2 Students against U.S. and Soviet Advisors
5 Conclusion
3. Africa: When Development and Professors Erased U.S. and Soviet Transformations in Universities
1 Introduction
2 U.S. Advisors at Haile Selassie I University: Under the Pressure of Ethiopianization
2.1 Building a University Scattered across the City
2.2 Faculty of Education: Between Success and Failure
2.3 Ethiopianization: A Clash between Local and U.S. Professors
2.4 Anti-Americanism of Students: Undermining American Transformations
3 Soviet Advisors at Bahar Dar Polytechnic Institute: Caught between Sabotaged Professors and Loyal Students
3.1 The Ethiopian Government versus Soviet Advisors
3.2 Professors: Sabotage against Russians
3.3 Students: Between Government Repression and Soviet Marxism
4 Conclusion
4. Asia-Pacific: Sabotage of Academics against U.S. and Soviet Strangers in Vietnam
1 Introduction
2 Making Teachers of English: U.S. Education Policy in Saigon
2.1 The University of Saigon and the Faculty of Pedagogy: Making a Teacher
2.2 U.S. Advisors at Schools: Building Infrastructure
2.3 Successes, Failures, and Consequences of American Reforms
3 Making Teachers of Russian: Soviet Education Policy in Hanoi
3.1 Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages at Hanoi: Making a Teacher of Russian Language
3.2 Soviet Advisors at Schools: Teaching Children
3.3 Successes, Failures, and Consequences of Soviet Reforms.