From Internationalism to Postcolonialism: Literature and Cinema between the Second and the Third Worlds [Paperback]

Would there have been a Third World without the Second? Perhaps, but it would have looked very different. From Internationalism to Postcolonialism recounts the story of two Cold War-era cultural formations that claimed to represent the Third World project in literature and cinema, and offers a compelling genealogy of contemporary postcolonial studies.

A reconstruction of Cold Warera cultural networks between the Second and Third Worlds that offers a compelling genealogy of contemporary postcolonial studies.

Blending provocative rhetoric with careful archival analysis, Rossen Djagalovs passionately argued new monograph, From Internationalism to Postcolonialism, makes a compelling case for the need to narrate a new origin story for postcolonial studies & From Internationalism to Postcolonialisms admirably detailed analysis provides its interdisciplinary audience with a series of counter-intuitive, but convincing, revelations. University of Toronto Quarterly

This book makes a remarkable contribution to knowledge; it significantly enriches our understanding of Leftist cultural internationalism and challenges much received thinking about world literature. Djagalov's prose is learned and engaging, at times touched by healthy irony, yet never hesitant in conveying a wider sense of commitment. Galin Tihanov, Queen Mary University of London

From Internationalism to Postcolonialism is groundbreaking. Overturning the overwhelming focus of past scholarship on the Soviet Union's cultural and political interrelationships with Europe and the West, Djagalov casts light on the extensive network of institutions, relationships and people through which Soviet culture engaged with the global south and the developing world. In so doing, he uncovers an important and profoundly understudied genealogy for anti-imperial and post-colonial thought and action. This book is essential for any scholar or student of global cultural life of the twentl�