Other Bandungs Afro-Asian Internationalisms in the Early Cold War

• Published in: Journal of world history Vol. 30; no. 1/2; pp. 1 - 20
• Main Authors: LEWIS, SU LIN, STOLTE, CAROLIEN
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Honolulu University of Hawai'i Press 01.06.2019; University of Hawaii Press
• Subjects: African Americans; Asian studies; Billboards; Book publishing; Cold War; Cold War, 1945-1991; Conferences, meetings and seminars; Culture; Decolonization; Developing countries; Diplomatic & consular services; Dutch language; Globalization; International; Jansen, Godfrey Henry; LDCs; Memory; Neocolonialism; Notoriety; Peace; Philippino; Plantations; Political activism; Postcolonialism; Tea; Tea industry; Tea plantations; Towns; Northern Africa; Cuba; Pakistan; China; Egypt; United Kingdom; Indonesia; India; Middle East; New York; Asia; United States > US; Africa

This essay introduces a special issue focused on “Other Bandungs,” which moves away from the focus on the high diplomacy of the 1955 Bandung conference to examine other conferences and gatherings across the Afro-Asian world. These gatherings speak to a broader participation of activists, intellectua...