{"product_id":"sister-city-diplomacy-community-engagement-in-u-s-russian-relations-from-the-cold-war-to-today-hardback-9780299352905","title":"Sister City Diplomacy; Community Engagement in U.S.-Russian Relations from the Cold War to Today (Hardback) 9780299352905","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSister City Diplomacy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCommunity Engagement in U.S.-Russian Relations from the Cold War to Today\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDouglas C. Nord (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780299352905\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 June 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages, 3 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“An engaging book, offering an unprecedented glimpse into the lived experiences of sister cities that managed to build a strong and lasting relationship at the end of the Cold War. Solid research and clear writing offer not just historical analysis but a how-to on building and maintaining citizen diplomacy.” - Margaret Peacock, author of \u003cem\u003eInnocent Weapons: The Soviet and American Politics of Childhood in the Cold War\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Nord should be congratulated for identifying a significant gap in our understanding of the history of U.S.–Soviet relations. This volume greatly adds to our knowledge of how non-state actors can influence international politics, contributing to the fields of international relations and public diplomacy as well as to regional history.” - Alexey Golubev, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Things of Life: Materiality in Late Soviet Russia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn 1987, Duluth, Minnesota, in the Midwestern United States, and Petrozavodsk, in what is now Russia, officially joined hands as sister cities. Douglas C. Nord tells the stories of their collaboration in the context of the late Cold War. He covers in ethnographic detail the lived experiences of city officials, community leaders, academics, and average citizens who worked to bridge the divide between the United States and the Soviet Union. What circumstances supported or undermined efforts to conduct people-to-people diplomacy? What internal difficulties emerged, and how were they overcome? And what were the short-term effects and long-term consequences of the relationships forged in these postindustrial cities, across the East–West divide?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSister City Diplomacy \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an historical account of citizen diplomacy set in a unique political and social environment. But in its theoretical grounding and informed arguments, this study speaks to much broader and contemporary concerns, both in terms of United States–Russian relations today and with regard to the challenges and opportunities of community-based diplomacy in general. Lessons learned along the shores of lakes Superior and Onega in the last days of the Cold War hold great value given the heightened tensions of current geopolitics.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: An Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: Diplomacy at a Local Level\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: U.S.–\u003cbr\u003eSoviet Relations During the Cold War and DÉ\u003cbr\u003etente\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: Duluth and Petrozavodsk: The Domestic Setting\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: Beginnings and Initial Contacts\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6: Duluth’\u003cbr\u003es Sister-City Relationship with Petrozavodsk\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7: The Evolving Relationship: Growth and Uncertainty\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8: U.S.–\u003cbr\u003eRussian Relations: Then and Now\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9: Community Diplomacy Today\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10: Summary and Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52670764450072,"sku":"9780299352905","price":63.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/sister-city-diplomacy-community-engagement-in-u-s-russian-relations-from-the-cold-war-to-today-hardback-9780299352905","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}