Latin American Cold War: historical-conceptual category, historiography and periodization

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https://doi.org/10.63595/rbhcs.v17i34.18246

Palabras clave:

Guerra Fria, América Latina, historiografia

Resumen

Este ensaio bibliográfico é iniciado por um debate teórico. Discute-se a conveniência de se utilizar “guerra fria” como categoria histórica-conceitual. Em seguida, realiza-se um balanço historiográfico a partir de autores que são referências na chamada “nova história da Guerra Fria”, de modo a analisar as particularidades da Guerra Fria latino-americana, abordagens teórico-metodológicas mais recentes no estudo do campo e algumas das novas questões de pesquisa. A seguir, analisa-se a Guerra Fria cultural na América Latina, suas principais contribuições recentes e conexões transnacionais, buscando-se integrá-la, quando possível, aos temas clássicos da política e economia. Por fim, faz-se um debate pormenorizado sobre a periodização da Guerra Fria na América Latina a partir de leituras críticas de três autores.

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Biografía del autor/a

Gianfranco Caterina, Universidade de São Paulo

Doutor em História, Política e Bens Culturais pelo CPDOC-FGV (2019). Concluiu estágio pós-doutoral no Instituto de Relações Internacionais da Universidade de São Paulo (IRI-USP) com bolsa FAPESP (2021-2024) desenvolvendo um projeto a respeito das possibilidades de cooperação econômica e técnica entre o Brasil e a URSS no setor energético durante o governo João Goulart (1961-1964).

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Publicado

2025-12-17

Cómo citar

Caterina, G. (2025). Latin American Cold War: historical-conceptual category, historiography and periodization . Revista Brasileira De História & Ciências Sociais, 17(34), 554–589. https://doi.org/10.63595/rbhcs.v17i34.18246