The Cold War from the Margins : A Small Socialist State on the Global Cultural Scene

Name: The Cold War from the Margins : A Small Socialist State on the Global Cultural Scene
Brand: Cornell University Press

Cornell University Press

The Cold War from the MarginsA Small Socialist State on the Global Cultural Scene\nAuthor(s): Theodora Dragostinova\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cornell University Press, United States\nImprint: Cornell University Press\nISBN-13: 9781501755552, 978-1501755552\nSynopsis\nIn The Cold War from the Margins, Theodora K. Dragostinova reappraises the global 1970s from the perspective of a small socialist stateBulgariaand its cultural engagements with the Balkans, the West, and the Third World. During this anxious decade, Bulgaria's communist leadership invested heavily in cultural diplomacy to bolster its legitimacy at home and promote its agendas abroad. Bulgarians traveled the world to open museum exhibitions, show films, perform music, and showcase the cultural heritage and future aspirations of their \""ancient yet modern\"" country. \n\n As Dragostinova shows, these encounters transcended the Cold War's bloc mentality: Bulgaria's relations with Greece and Austria warmed, migrs once con.