Student Internationalism and the Global Cold War by Mikul P... - 9781350425545

Student Internationalism and the Global Cold WarThe International Union of Students in Socialist Prague\nAuthor(s): Mikul Peta\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781350425545, 978-1350425545\nSynopsis\nThis open access book tells the history of the International Union of Students, providing a fascinating account of a significant but understudied vehicle of internationalism amidst the Global Cold War. Focusing on three main themes; student internationalism, decolonization, and socialist transnationalism, it draws on a vast array of archival sources to explore cooperation and exchange between the Cold wars three worlds, and the role of the organization in developing global socialism.\n\n Centring Prague as a key co-ordinating centre of Cold War internationalisms and with an international focus on student organisations, Peta contextualises the legacy and impact of student internationalism in the twentieth cent.