Tag Archives: cold war

May 24, 2017

Backlist Bop: Soviet conspiracy unveiled!

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Comrades, The Press has asked me, The Bolshevik, to pause from my advice column to fill in with the popular Backlist Bop feature. And good timing it is, for today the roulette wheel of UIP books stops on Radical Studies. … Continue reading →

March 23, 2017

Backlist Bop: Rockmore, not less

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You can’t have Women’s History Month without musician-genius Clara Rockmore (left in the photo). The appropriately named Rockmore was a master of the theremin, that haunting/creepy sound-maker that entered our consciousness through 1950s science fiction films, “Good Vibrations,” twentieth-century electronica, and by inspiring the Moog synthesizer. The … Continue reading →

May 23, 2016

Release Party: Cold War Games

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Olympic advertising is in full swing. It is a good time to recall that, not long ago, an Olympic year meant far more than corporate tie-ins and moody video of winsome young athletes. The Olympic Games meant war, albeit by other means, … Continue reading →

February 17, 2016

When the clock strikes rock

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One of the most important singles in American music history, “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley and His Comets was the B-side of his first Decca single, a post-apocalyptic novelty tune called “Thirteen Women (And Only One Man in Town).” Like … Continue reading →

November 16, 2015

Godwin’s forefathers

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The uber-digital generation may think that Internet traditions began with them, or at least no further back than their parents. For example, anyone spending time on political blogs or in the comments sections of people writing on politics eventually comes … Continue reading →

March 18, 2014

Q&A with Loyalty and Liberty author Alex Goodall

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Alex Goodall is a lecturer in modern history at the University of York, where he specializes in the history of revolutionary and counterrevolutionary politics in the Americas. He answered some questions about his new book Loyalty and Liberty: American Countersubversion from World … Continue reading →

February 25, 2014

Q&A with Demilitarization in the Contemporary World editor Peter Stearns

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Peter N. Stearns is Provost of George Mason University, author of Globalization in World History and editor of the new UIP book Demilitarization in the Contemporary World.  He answered our questions about the book. Q: The book covers the demilitarization efforts in Japan and … Continue reading →