{"product_id":"9781350436992","title":"Rethinking Cooperation in Cold War Europe Difficult Friendships across the 'Nylon Curtain'","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRethinking Cooperation in Cold War Europe\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDifficult Friendships across the 'Nylon Curtain'\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eUlf Schmidt | Will Studdert\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Modern \/ 20th Century \/ Cold War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudies of post-war Europe have conventionally stressed the Cold War's ideological divisions and competing economic models. This open access book brings together historians from across Europe to explore the ways in which these political differences were circumvented, subverted, or overcome, whether in the spirit of international collaboration, solidarity or for more pragmatic reasons of national interest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRethinking Cooperation in Cold War Europe\u003c\/i\u003e examines the systemic divide not as an Iron Curtain but – borrowing the metaphor of the Hungarian historian György Péteri, as a 'Nylon Curtain' – a present and yet surmountable partition that was frequently breached in a variety of ways by ordinary citizens, artists, scientists, politicians, and other historical actors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom environmental collaboration and medical ethics to academic exchanges and peace activism, this book brings to life a complex series of ambiguous allegiances and complicated collaborations. For all of the difficulties, the mistrust, the paranoia, and the ulterior motives, the contributors here demonstrate the myriad ways in which 'Bloc thinking' could be and often was overcome in the service of common interests and shared visions. With Europe today facing an array of military and political challenges unprecedented in the post-war era, the book offers a wide-ranging and timely overview of the ways in which channels of communication can be kept open even at times of heightened geopolitical tensions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the European Research Council.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUlf Schmidt\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Professor of Modern History at University of Hamburg, Germany. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSecret Science: A Century of Poison Warfare and Human Experiments\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), \u003ci\u003eKarl Brandt - The Nazi Doctor\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2007) and \u003ci\u003eJustice at Nuremberg\u003c\/i\u003e (2004).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill Studdert\u003c\/b\u003e is Research Fellow at University of Hamburg, Germany. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Jazz War: Radio, Nazism and the Struggle for the Airwaves in World War II \u003c\/i\u003e(Bloomsbury Academic, 2019).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 September 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350436992\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e280\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53976236327052,"sku":"9781350436992","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_52c71e4f-8643-4c76-86c1-f8853d72df8b.jpg?v=1787715340","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350436992","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}