Drawing on thousands of historical documents from Polish and Dutch archives, this book explores Cold War cultural exchange between so-called ‘smaller powers’ of this global conflict, which thus far has been predominately explored from the perspective of the two superpowers or more pivotal countries.By looking at how cultural, artistic and scholarly relations were developed between Poland and the Netherlands, Michał Wenderski sheds new light on the history of the Cultural Cold War that was not always orchestrated solely by its main players. Less pivotal states – for example, Poland and the Netherlands – likewise intentionally created their international cultural policies and shaped their cultural exchange with countries from the other side of the Iron Curtain. This study reconstructs these policies and identifies the varying factors that influenced them – both official and less formal.The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, history of the Cold War, post-war European history, international cultural relations, Dutch studies and Polish studies.
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Michał Wenderski
EAN: 9781032454115
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
PAGES: 144
WEIGHT: 290 g
HEIGHT: 246 mm
PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd
DATE PUBLISHED: 2025-09-28
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GENRE: ART / History / General, ART / European / General, ART / History / 20th & 21st Century
WIDTH: 174 mm
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Book Themes:
Theory of art, History of art, Regional / International studies, International relations, Political campaigning and advertising, Theory of warfare and military science, History and Archaeology, European history, Cold wars and proxy conflicts, Military history
Michał Wenderski, PhD, is an architect and scholar of modern Dutch and Flemish art and literature specialising in the history of cultural relations between Poland and the Low Countries. He currently works at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland.