Other Cold War

Heonik Kwon is reader in anthropology at the London School of Economics and previously taught at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of Ghosts of War in Vietnam and After the Massacre: Commemoration and Consolation in Ha My and My Lai.

• Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1 1. The Idea of the End 2. Two Color Lines of the Twentieth Century 3. American Orientalism Part 2 4. The Ambidextrous Body 5. The Democratic Family Part 3 6. Rethinking Postcolonial History 7. Cold War Culture in Perspective Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

The Other Cold War is a fascinating investigation of the very meaning of the Cold War. Given its brevity, it can only be suggestive-this is not a comprehensive history of the postwar era but a primer on how to reimagine what we have long taken for granted. it is as brilliant as it is iconoclastic. -- Andrew Preston International Affairs Brilliant and timely -- Mark Philip Bradley H-Diplo Roundtable The Other Cold War should quickly become necessary reading for all those interested in the global historiography of the late twentieth century. -- Jeffrey James Byrne Pacific Affairs Kwon's focus on the local experience of the Cold War is a valuable contribution to the scholarship of Cold War studies and helps readers to better connect with the violent upheaval that the Cold War created in the lives of many in the world. -- Javan D. Frazier H-War