Curtain of Lies
Author | : Melissa Feinberg |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2017 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780190644611 |
ISBN-13 | : 0190644613 |
Rating | : 4/5 (613 Downloads) |
Download or read book Curtain of Lies written by Melissa Feinberg and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Curtain of Lies' examines the role of truth in the political culture of the Cold War by looking at Eastern Europe during the period from 1948-1956. It examines how actors on both sides of the Iron Curtain tried to delineate the 'truth' of Eastern Europe and how this worked to set the parameters of knowledge about the region