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1st Edition

Convergence and Cold War, 1953–1964

By Austin Jersild Copyright 2026
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge
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The academic debate in Western social science about the growing “convergence” or similarities between American and Soviet society acquired political significance in the diverse relationships that made up the global Cold War. Convergence and Cold War, 1953–1964 explores the consequences and challenges of convergence through a discussion of U.S.–Soviet relations, Sino-Soviet relations, and... Read more

Acknowledgements

Introduction:1953-1964 as International History      

                                                                   

Part One:  Convergence and Consumerism:  U.S.—Soviet Relations                                           

1. Telling the Story of “Socialist Consumerism”

2. The USIA National Exhibit, Moscow:  Strategic Consumerism and U.S. Foreign Policy

Part Two:  Convergence and Collusion:  Sino—Soviet Relations

3. Mao’s Version of the Socialist World

4. Khrushchev’s Version of the Socialist World

 

Part Three:  Convergence and Colonialism:  East—South Relations

5. Advising, Aid, and Trade in Guinea-Conakry:  Hopes, Frustrations, Outcomes

6. Two Imperialisms:  Chinese Lessons for the Guineans

 

Conclusion:  Convergence and Cold War

Bibliography

Biography

Austin Jersild is Professor of History at Old Dominion University and the author of The Sino-Soviet Alliance: An International History (2014).

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