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100 1 a| László, Szabolcs,e| author.;

245 10 a| Cold War brokers :b| Hungarian-American cultural exchanges and transnational mobility, 1956-1989 /c| Szabolcs László.;

264 1 a| London ;a| New York :b| Bloomsbury Academic,c| 2026.;

300 a| x, 302 pages :b| illustrations (black and white) ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 00 t| Introduction: Reclaiming the Hearts and Minds --t| Chapter 1. Exchanges: The Transformative Agenda of US Cultural Diplomacy --t| Chapter 2. Missions: Managing Trans-systemic Interactions in Socialist Hungary --t| Chapter 3. Agency: Trans-systemic Travelers and Mediators --t| Chapter 4. Scholars: The Transnational Foundations of Uralic and Altaic Studies --t| Chapter 5. Music Teachers: Promoting the Kodály-method --t| Chapter 6. Writers: Hungarians at the International Writing Program;

520 a| Examining Cold War encounters between Hungary and the US during the 1960s-80s, this book explores how academic and cultural mid-level mediators brokered official and informal ties between these separate geopolitical 'worlds' and identifies how their interactions shaped the cultural and scholarly environment of both countries. Cold War Brokers follows the transnational adventures of writers, scholars and artists as they crossed the Iron Curtain literally and figuratively, facilitating the circulation of knowledge between the global centre and periphery. From Hungarian writers who toured the US with the International Writing Program, to music teachers who collaborated to transfer the acclaimed Kodaly-method to the U.S., and Hungarian experts on Uralic and Altaic languages who introduced a separate branch of area studies to the US national security paradigm, these transnational mediators ushered in processes of inter-reliant modernization in cultural policy, education and science in both countries. Arguing that their collaboration could not merely undermine ideological dichotomies, but rewrite the history of the Cold War and the imbalances of centre-periphery relations, Laszlo shows how non-state actors were able to use the opportunities presented by the Cold War for professional development and network building to achieve agency in Cold War encounters.;

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650 0 a| Cultural diplomacy.;

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651 0 a| United Statesx| Relationsz| Hungary.;

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Cold War brokers : Hungarian-American cultural exchanges and transnational mobility, 1956-1989 / Szabolcs László.

Author/creator	László, Szabolcs author.
Other author	Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.
Format	Book
Publication	London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.
Copyright Date	©2026
Description	x, 302 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Subjects	Cold War. Cultural diplomacy. Hungary--Relations. --United States. United States--Relations. --Hungary.

Contents	Introduction: Reclaiming the Hearts and Minds -- Chapter 1. Exchanges: The Transformative Agenda of US Cultural Diplomacy -- Chapter 2. Missions: Managing Trans-systemic Interactions in Socialist Hungary -- Chapter 3. Agency: Trans-systemic Travelers and Mediators -- Chapter 4. Scholars: The Transnational Foundations of Uralic and Altaic Studies -- Chapter 5. Music Teachers: Promoting the Kodály-method -- Chapter 6. Writers: Hungarians at the International Writing Program
Abstract	Examining Cold War encounters between Hungary and the US during the 1960s-80s, this book explores how academic and cultural mid-level mediators brokered official and informal ties between these separate geopolitical 'worlds' and identifies how their interactions shaped the cultural and scholarly environment of both countries. Cold War Brokers follows the transnational adventures of writers, scholars and artists as they crossed the Iron Curtain literally and figuratively, facilitating the circulation of knowledge between the global centre and periphery. From Hungarian writers who toured the US with the International Writing Program, to music teachers who collaborated to transfer the acclaimed Kodaly-method to the U.S., and Hungarian experts on Uralic and Altaic languages who introduced a separate branch of area studies to the US national security paradigm, these transnational mediators ushered in processes of inter-reliant modernization in cultural policy, education and science in both countries. Arguing that their collaboration could not merely undermine ideological dichotomies, but rewrite the history of the Cold War and the imbalances of centre-periphery relations, Laszlo shows how non-state actors were able to use the opportunities presented by the Cold War for professional development and network building to achieve agency in Cold War encounters.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other form	ebook version : 9781350455016
ISBN	9781350454996
ISBN	1350454990 (hardback)
ISBN	(ePub ebook)
ISBN	(PDF ebook)

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