{"title":"Peter J. Kalliney","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter J. Kalliney\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the intersections of art, culture, and history with a keen analytical eye. His works delve into how aesthetic expressions shape and reflect political and social landscapes, often revealing the subtle forces at play during pivotal moments in modern history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will find a thoughtful examination of cultural phenomena that goes beyond surface interpretations, inviting deep reflection on the influence of the arts within broader societal contexts. Ideal for those interested in the nuanced dialogue between creativity and ideology.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-aesthetic-cold-war-by-peter-j-kalliney-9780691230634","title":"The Aesthetic Cold War","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow decolonisation and the Cold War influenced literature from Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow did superpower competition and the Cold War affect writers in the decolonising world? In \u003ci\u003eThe Aesthetic Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e, Peter Kalliney explores the various ways that rival states used cultural diplomacy and the political police to influence writers. In response, many writers from Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean—such as Chinua Achebe, Mulk Raj Anand, Eileen Chang, C.L.R. James, Alex La Guma, Doris Lessing, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, and Wole Soyinka—carved out a vibrant conceptual space of aesthetic nonalignment, imagining a different and freer future for their work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKalliney looks at how the United States and the Soviet Union, in an effort to court writers, funded international conferences, arts centres, book and magazine publishing, literary prizes, and radio programming. International spy networks, however, subjected these same writers to surveillance and intimidation by tracking their movements, tapping their phones, reading their mail, and censoring or banning their work. Writers from the global south also suffered travel restrictions, deportations, imprisonment, and even death at the hands of government agents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough conventional wisdom suggests that Cold War pressures stunted the development of postcolonial literature, Kalliney's extensive archival research shows that evenly balanced superpower competition allowed savvy writers to accept patronage without pledging loyalty to specific political blocs. Likewise, writers exploited rivalries and the emerging discourse of human rights to contest the attentions of the political police.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA revisionist account of superpower involvement in literature, \u003ci\u003eThe Aesthetic Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e considers how politics shaped literary production in the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432800076012,"sku":"9780691230634","price":79.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780691230634.jpg?v=1774766441"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/peter-j-kalliney.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}