{"product_id":"the-eastern-bloc-and-sub-saharan-barbora-buzzassyovza-9781032575476","title":"The Eastern Bloc and Sub-Saharan Africa: Czechoslovakia, UNESCO and Development Aid from the 1960s and Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book analyses the shifting patterns of Czechoslovak educational aid programmes for sub-Saharan African countries within the broader framework of the global debates on the nature of development aid in education discussed on the UNESCO grounds during the three \"development decades.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarting in the early 1960s, Czechoslovakia sent abroad hundreds of experts hoping to stimulate the development of local educational and scientific institutions. However, over the years, the development aid to African countries transformed into a special form of foreign trade, and distribution of experts turned into a profitable business. Yet, the tendencies towards \"sustainability\" and \"higher return on investment\" in the field of development aid were not limited just to the socialist bloc but emerged globally. This book, therefore, not only revisits the roles of Czechoslovakia and Africa in the Cold War history but also reflects on the function of aid in international politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Eastern Bloc and Sub-Saharan Africa\u003c\/em\u003e will appeal to students and historians specializing in the global Cold War, and particularly those curious about development, international organizations, economic history and transfers of knowledge in transnational networks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbora Buzássyová\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032575476\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032575476\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"Barbora Buzássyová","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084124332287,"sku":"9781032575476","price":64.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-eastern-bloc-and-sub-saharan-barbora-buzzassyovza-9781032575476","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}