Consuls in the Cold War – the Poles in Shanghai, Brits in Burma, Aussies in Hong Kong, French n Vietnam and Chinese in Geneva…among others

Consuls in the Cold War, a collection edited by Sue Onslow and Lori Maguire (Brill). Of course ridiculously expensive at Euros 129! But if you have a kind library…. for China Rhyming types there’s interesting essays on Franc in the new Vietnam, the Chinese Consulate in Geneva, the British in early 50s Maymo, the Portuguese in early PRC China, the Australians in Cold War Hong Kong and the Polish Consulate in Shanghai 1954-1989…

No studies currently exist on consuls and consulates (often dismissed as lowly figures in the diplomatic process) in the Cold War. Research into the work of these overlooked ‘poor relations’ offers the chance of new perspectives in the field of Cold War studies, exploring their role in representing their country’s interests in far flung and unexpected places and their support for particular communities of fellow nationals and itinerant travellers in difficulties. These unnoticed actors on the international stage played far more complicated roles than one generally imagines.
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Contributors are: Tina Tamman, David Schriffl, Ariane Knuesel , Lori Maguire, Laurent Cesari, Sue Onslow, Pedro Aires Oliveira, David Lee, and Marek Hańderek.