A War of Words
A Cold War Witness
Published on 25. February 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-350-18219-6 (ISBN)
Description
Lord Mayhew's memoirs in this book include an account of his early life at Oxford and the attraction of communism - so common among his contemporaries - and of his visit to the Soviet Union, which was followed by disillusionment and the beginning of his strong anti-communist beliefs. After war service and entry into parliament, he was marked out as a potential high-flyer and served as Personal Private Secretary to Ernest Bevin at the Foreign Office. In covering this period of Mayhew's life, the book highlights Britain's role in the early years of the Cold War, and describes how the country was the first to take up the offensive to rebut Soviet propaganda and to try to further world-wide belief in western social democracy.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
204 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-350-18219-6 (9781350182196)
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Persons
Christopher Mayhew has written extensively on political, economic, social issues. He became a Life Peer in 1981. Lynn Smith, who recorded and edited the text, is a lecturer in interntional politics at the Open University and Webster University, USA.
Content
Acronyms and Abbreviations - vi
Foreword by the Lord Jenkins of Hillhead - vii
Introduction by Lyn Smith - ix
1. Does the Future Work? My Disillusionment with the Soviets -1
2. Propaganda and the Workers' Paradise - 14
3. The Cultural Cold War- 48
4. Against 'Peace' - 80
5. Stalin's Foreign Friends - 98
6. Cold War: Reflections, Doubts and Some Regrets - 111
Notes - 117
Appendix 1: Extracts of Memorandum, C. Mayhew to E. Bevin, urging establishment of IRD - 120
Appendix 2: Memorandum by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs - 123
Appendix 3: Extracts from Circular 0121 - 128
Appendix 4: Forced Labour in the Soviet Union - 129
Appendix 5: Letter Christopher Mayhew to Mr A. A. Arutiunian, 31 October 1947 - 137
Bibliography - 141
Index - 143
Foreword by the Lord Jenkins of Hillhead - vii
Introduction by Lyn Smith - ix
1. Does the Future Work? My Disillusionment with the Soviets -1
2. Propaganda and the Workers' Paradise - 14
3. The Cultural Cold War- 48
4. Against 'Peace' - 80
5. Stalin's Foreign Friends - 98
6. Cold War: Reflections, Doubts and Some Regrets - 111
Notes - 117
Appendix 1: Extracts of Memorandum, C. Mayhew to E. Bevin, urging establishment of IRD - 120
Appendix 2: Memorandum by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs - 123
Appendix 3: Extracts from Circular 0121 - 128
Appendix 4: Forced Labour in the Soviet Union - 129
Appendix 5: Letter Christopher Mayhew to Mr A. A. Arutiunian, 31 October 1947 - 137
Bibliography - 141
Index - 143