World More Equal
About This Book
The years after World War II are usually remembered as a time of sharp division, defined by the global conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. Sandrine Kott's A World More Equal argues that beneath this surface the postwar era saw a striking amount of international cooperation. The United Nations and its agencies, regional organizations, international nongovernmental organizations, and private foundations brought together people from opposing worlds and fostered collaboration across Cold War geopolitical and ideological divides. Drawing on the archives of these organizations and associations, Kott offers a new account of the Cold War that puts the rise of internationalism, as both an ideology and a practice, at its center. She examines cooperation across boundaries in international spaces and stresses the part played by midsized powers, including Eastern European and neutral countries. The book shows how addressing global inequities became a central concern, as officials and experts argued that economic inequality threatened the creation of a lasting peace. International organizations gave newly decolonized and "Third World" countries a platform to challenge the global distribution of power and wealth, and they encouraged transnational cooperation on causes such as human rights and women's rights. Kott also assesses the failure to achieve a new international economic order in the 1970s, which adds perspective on the rise of neoliberalism. The study is global in scope and views the Cold War through the lens of international organizations. It also suggests that the internationalism of this era offers resources for tackling social and global inequalities today.
ISBN: 9780231210157
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