Between East and South: Spaces of Interaction in the Globalizing Economy of the Cold War

During the Cold War, alternative globalization projects were underway: socialist Eastern Europe and left-leaning countries in the Third World maintained close economic relations. The two worlds traded and exchanged know-how and technology. This book examines the specific spaces of interaction of these exchanges and discusses the consequences for those projects of globalization undertaken in both world regions.

Frontmatter --; Dialectics of the Global --; Preface --; Contents --; 1.` Alternative Globalization? Spaces of Economic Interaction between the "Socialist Camp" and the "Global South" --; 2. The "Grapes of Cooperation"? Bulgarian and East German Plans to Build a Syrian Cement Industry from Scratch --; 3. The Soviet Union, the CMEA, and the Nationalization of the Iraq Petroleum Company, 1967-1979 --; 4. Diverging Visions in Revolutionary Spaces: East German Advisers and Revolution from above in Zanzibar, 1964-1970 --; 5. The GDR, SWAPO, and Namibia: Economic and Other Interactions in the 1970s and 1980s --; 6. Agents of Decolonization? Romanian Activities in Mozambique's Oil and Healthcare Sectors, 1976-1984 --; 7. Czechoslovak Economic Interests in Angola in the 1970s and 1980s --; 8. Bartering Within and Outside the CMEA: The GDR's Import of Cuban Fruits and Ethiopian Coffee --; 9. The End of Alternative Spaces of Globalization? Transformations from the 1980s to the 2010s --; List of Contributors --; Index