{"product_id":"cold-war-asia-hajimu-masuda-9781469686301","title":"Cold War Asia: Unlearning Narratives, Making New Histories","description":"Conventional narratives of the Cold War revolve around high-level diplomats and state leaders in Washington, Beijing, and Moscow, but this anthology challenges those narratives by revealing how ordinary people across Asia experienced the era. Heavily rooted in oral history, this study takes readers to the villages of rural Java; the jungles of northern Thailand; the indigenous tribal communities of Kerala, India; and many other places in this vast region.\u003cbr\u003eThe essays in this collection demonstrate how the world took shape far away from the voluminously analyzed epicenters of the Soviet Union, the United States, and China. Masuda organizes each chapter around the theme of \"many Cold Wars,\" or, more precisely, many local and social wars that were imagined as part of the global Cold War. These histories raise fundamental questions about standard Cold War narratives, encouraging readers to rethink why the Cold War still matters. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors are Mary Grace Concepcion, Simon Creak, Cui Feng, David Engerman, Prasit Leepreecha, Luong Thi Hong, Muhammad Kunhi Mahin Udma, Masuda Hajimu, Alan McPherson, Imam Muhtarom, Sim Chi Yin, Kisho Tsuchiva, Odd Arne Westad, Matthew Woolgar, Kinuko Maehara Yamazato, Bin Yang, and Taomo Zhou.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eInterConnections is home to innovative global, international, and transregional histories of the long twentieth century. Books emphasize interactions and connections across three principal areas of inquiry: governments, militaries, and nonstate actors, including businesses; international organizations, nation-states, and individuals; and foreign and domestic policies. The series showcases work that transcends conventional geographic, temporal, and disciplinary borders, offering fresh and original perspectives on the making of the contemporary world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hajimu Masuda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1469686309\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781469686301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Hajimu Masuda","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46293161902335,"sku":"9781469686301","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a0ba4c69-b011-4221-96c6-9d6c5ba25e4c.jpg?v=1730212308","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cold-war-asia-hajimu-masuda-9781469686301","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}