Knowledge Production in Cold War Asia

"This book lends a fascinating view into the competition for scientific and professional authority that erupted as Cold War battle lines were drawn across Asia. Expertise symbolized legitimacy, progress, and a universal reason that could transcend ideological divides. In compelling detail, the authors reveal an unpredictable time when knowledge itself was up for grabs: who could claim and control it, where it could be exported, and what institutions would house it. An outstanding contribution to the intellectual history of twentieth-century Asia."—Nick Cullather, author of Illusions of Influence: The Political Economy of United States-Philippines Relations, 1942-1960
"This book offers English readers deeper insight into the wide-ranging layers of how the US finessed selling its knowhow and infrastructure education to Asia. Conversely, the reception these programs received in East Asia as aid or propaganda is analyzed in equal measure. The result offers a holistic view on the unequal balances of power through knowledge during the Cold War."—Barak Kushner, author of The Geography of Injustice: East Asia's Battle between Memory and History
"This is an extremely valuable contribution to filling the intellectual vacuum of the Cultural Cold War. The immensely informative and well-researched chapters in this work illuminate how academic and professional knowledge was generated in post-WWII East Asia, leading us to reevaluate the nature of the Cold War in the region."—Hsiao-ting Lin, author of Taiwan, the United States, and the Hidden History of the Cold War in Asia: Divided Allies
"The essays in Knowledge Production in Cold War Asia offer a comprehensive and essential exploration of the knowledge exchange between the US and East Asia during the Cold War. The book highlights East Asia's pivotal role in reshaping global intellectual landscapes—not merely as a recipient but as a dynamic producer of Cold War knowledge through adaptation, resistance, and innovation."—Ran Zwigenberg, author of Hiroshima: The Origins of Global Memory Culture