Book ID: CBB662851239

Science, Technology and the Cultural Cold War in Asia: From Atoms for Peace to Space Flight (2022)

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Yuka Moriguchi Tsuchiya (Author)


Taylor & Francis


Publication Date: 2022
Physical Details: 226
Language: English

Tsuchiya presents a new insight into the political roles of science and technology during the Cold War era in Asia. The Cold War was not only a battle of conflicting ideologies and economic systems, but also a competition of cultures and lifestyles, and a battle to win the hearts and minds of people in developing countries. Tsuchiya argues that science and technology were an integral part of how culture was deployed strategically. She discusses the 1950s and early 1960s: the Eisenhower and Kennedy presidencies in the U.S., and the decolonization and nation-building efforts in Japan, South Vietnam, Burma, and Indonesia. She also sheds light on the way U.S. technological aid programs such as Foreign Atoms for Peace, and the overseas information program were received by Asian leaders, technocrats, and scientists. Provides valuable insight for scholars of Cold War History in Asia and US Foreign Policy.

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Review Arif Ainur Rafiq; Hefri Asra Omika (2023) Review of "Science, Technology and the Cultural Cold War in Asia: From Atoms for Peace to Space Flight". Technology and Culture (pp. 978-979). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
O'Reagan, Douglas Michael
Siebeneichner, Tilmann
Sangjoon Lee
Burton, Elise K.
Nikolas Dörr
Wolfe, Audra Jayne
Concepts
Cold War
Technology and politics
Science and politics
Cross-national interaction
Space travel; space flight
Space research and exploration
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, late
21st century
Places
United States
Soviet Union
Germany
Asia
France
Great Britain
Institutions
Institut Pasteur d'Iran
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