Sinology during the Cold War

THE FRAMEWORK OF SINOLOGY IN THE SOVIET BLOC by Antonina Łuszczykiewicz and Michael Brose

1. Jerzy Bayer, Sinology in Poland during the Cold War Era. The Perspective of a Graduate and Practitioner

2. Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik, In Search of Modern China: The Development of Sinology in East and West Germany during the Cold War Era

3. Péter Vámos, "We Are Waging a Consistent, Uncompromising Struggle Against Maoism:" Coordinated Research on Modern China in the Soviet Bloc—a Hungarian Perspective

4. Michał Lubina, "China Fever" in Post-October Poland and Its Impact on Polish Sinology

5. Altantsetseg Noosgoi, Chinese Studies in Mongolia during the "Double Cold War"

6. Andreea Brînză, Romanian Sinology during the Cold War

7. Ádám Róma, Mapping the Interplay between the Individual and the Structure: The Life of a Hungarian Sinologist during the Cold War

8. Xiaoqing Diana Lin, Jaroslav Průšek: Communism, Modernization, and Chinese Literary Studies during the Cold War, 1950s−1960s

9. Antonina Łuszczykiewicz, Mao and Maoism in Polish Studies in the Cold War Context, 1949⁠–⁠1976

10. Piotr Kletowski, Enter the Dragon: Chinese Cinematography in Poland in the Cold War Era

Biography

Antonina Łuszczykiewicz is Assistant Professor at the Institute of the Middle and Far East, Jagiellonian University in Kraków. She is the author of three books and a wide range of articles focusing on China–India relations, the image of Indian and Chinese people in literature and film, and Cold War discourses and narratives in the Asian context.

Michael C. Brose is Professor of Practice in Central Eurasian Studies, Indiana University. Primary research interests include Yuan-Ming Dynasty China social history, historic and contemporary Chinese Muslim (Hui) social and economic issues, and the history of ethnic minorities in China. Secondary research interests include the Cold War in East Asia and southwest China–Southeast Asia relations.

The evolving Sino-American rivalry has opened the door for a New Cold War. This thought‐provoking collection of essays provides a glimpse into the future through the history of Soviet‐American confrontations. It is a rare and invaluable contribution by experts on the former Communist Bloc. Remarkable achievement.

Patrick Mendis, distinguished visiting professor of global affairs, National Chengchi University, and former US commissioner to UNESCO 　

This is an important, long-time overdue volume. It presents the state of Chinese studies during the Cold War era in the Socialist Bloc. Situating research on China within the specific geopolitical complexities, this collection sheds light on the contributions and limitations as well as the achievements and blind spots of the Eastern Bloc academia. This is a required reading not only for specialists in Chinese studies, but also for scholars interested in academic history at large.

Axel Schneider, vice director, Centre for Modern East Asian Studies, University of Göttingen

This is a unique study in the field of New Sinology, which engages deeply in contemporary China. In fresh and insightful perspectives, this study is supported by well-grounded research and wealth of new information from the former Soviet satellite states by sinologists and China watchers: scholars, diplomats, and journalists. Fascinating, detailed, and nuanced. Highly recommended.

Bogdan J. Góralczyk, professor and former ambassador, University of Warsaw

This book analyzes the perceptions of China from the perspective of the "dark side" of the Iron Curtain. It covers the evolution of sinology and the image of China during the Cold War. It is a must-read to understand the impact of geopolitical conflicts on academic freedom.

Adam Jelonek, director and former ambassador, Institute of the Middle and Far East, Jagiellonian University