Consuls in the Cold War
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No studies currently exist on consuls and consulates (often dismissed as lowly figures in the diplomatic process) in the Cold War. Research into the work of these overlooked 'poor relations' offers the chance of new perspectives in the field of Cold War studies, exploring their role in representing their country's interests in far flung and unexpected places and their support for particular communities of fellow nationals and itinerant travellers in difficulties. These unnoticed actors on the international stage played far more complicated roles than one generally imagines. . Contributors are:…mehr

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No studies currently exist on consuls and consulates (often dismissed as lowly figures in the diplomatic process) in the Cold War. Research into the work of these overlooked 'poor relations' offers the chance of new perspectives in the field of Cold War studies, exploring their role in representing their country's interests in far flung and unexpected places and their support for particular communities of fellow nationals and itinerant travellers in difficulties. These unnoticed actors on the international stage played far more complicated roles than one generally imagines. . Contributors are: Tina Tamman, David Schriffl, Ariane Knuesel, Lori Maguire, Laurent Cesari, Sue Onslow, Pedro Aires Oliveira, David Lee, and Marek Hańderek.
Autorenporträt
Sue Onslow, PhD, London School of Economics, is Director and Reader in Commonwealth History at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London. She has published extensively on the Cold War in Southern Africa. Her latest book, co-written with Martin Plaut, is Robert Mugabe (Ohio University Press, 2018). Lori Maguire, D.Phil Oxon, is Professor of British and American Studies at the University of Reims in France. She has published extensively in both French and English on the cultural Cold War and on Vietnam. Her latest book, co-edited with Susan Ball and Sébastien Lefait is Modern Representations of Sub-Saharan Africa (Routledge 2020).