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The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War

Louis Menand uses The Free World to investigate art and Thought in the Cold War through a carefully framed historical account. Moving between close detail and context, the book explains the forces surrounding its subject and connects them to the connected fields of history and political science. Throughout, the author balances an accessible narrative with the complexity needed to understand motives, constraints, and disputed interpretations. The book ultimately clarifies what made these developments possible, who experienced their effects, and why the story remains significant.

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: Apr 20, 2021
Format: Print edition
Pages: 880
ISBN: 9780374158453

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History: Social History History: United States – 20th Century Political Science: History & Theory – General Social Science: Anthropology – Cultural & Social Social Science: Ethnic Studies – American – General Social Science: Popular Culture

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