Cold War to Hot Planet

Cold War to Hot Planet is a book that, as its subtitle suggests, celebrates Fifty Years of Arena. The essays in it grew out of a symposium celebrating half a century since the founding of Arena in 1963. This collection serves as an excellent introduction to Arena: its history, its distinctive editorial and theoretical perspective, as well as the breadth of its critical engagement and depth of commitment to a radical praxis.

All eighteen chapters of the book are available below, posted as separate PDF documents. These are given away freely to any interested reader.

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On behalf of the Arena Publications Editors

Contents

Title Page & Copyright

Fifty Years of Arena — John Hinkson, Simon Cooper and Alison Caddick pp.1-11

Theorizing Intellectuals — Raewyn Connell, pp.12-27

‘Language Cannot Encompass Being’: Poststructuralism and Postmodernism — Simon Cooper, pp.28-50

Globalization and the New World Order — John Hinkson, pp.51-73

Changing forms of Economy and Class — Paul James, pp.74-100

Mediations Are Us: Navigating the Information Superhighway — Melinda Hinkson, pp.101-119

Popular Culture: Pessimism and Hope — Matthew Ryan, pp.120-136

Contesting Technological Modernity — Ian Barns, pp.137-162

The Environment and Ecological Politics — John Wiseman, pp.163-176

Nuclear Technologies and Exterminism — Alan Roberts, pp.177-184

New Subjectivity: Looking Back to the Postmodern Moment — Alison Caddick, pp.185-210

The Janus Faces of Indigenous Politics — Dan Tout, pp.211-70

Gender and the Challenges of Feminism — Grazyna Zajdow, pp.271-58

Social Movements: Shadow Structure of a New Social Order — Julie Stephens, pp.259-70

Humanities Professionals and ‘the Social’ — Mark Furlong, pp.271-303

Reviewing the Middle East — Ned Curthoys, pp.304-13

Engaging with Melanesia — Nic Maclellan, pp.314-30

Worse I May Yet Be: Projecting Politics — Justin Clemens, pp.331-43

Notes on Contributors, pp.344-45

Fifty Years of Arena
John Hinkson, Simon Cooper and Alison Caddick

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Theorizing Intellectuals
Raewyn Connell

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‘Language Cannot Encompass Being’: Poststructuralism and Postmodernism
Simon Cooper

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Globalization and the New World Order
John Hinkson

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Changing forms of Economy and Class
Paul James

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Mediations Are Us: Navigating the Information Superhighway
Melinda Hinkson

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Popular Culture: Pessimism and Hope
Matthew Ryan

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Contesting Technological Modernity
Ian Barns

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The Environment and Ecological Politics
John Wiseman

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Nuclear Technologies and Exterminism
Alan Roberts

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New Subjectivity: Looking Back to the Postmodern Moment
Alison Caddick

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The Janus Faces of Indigenous Politcs
Dan Tout

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Gender and the Challenges of Feminism
Grazyna Zajdow

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Social Movements: Shadow Structure of a New Social Order
Julie Stephens

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Humanities Professionals and ‘the Social’
Mark Furlong

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Reviewing the Middle East
Ned Curthoys

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Engaging with Melanesia
Nic Maclellan

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Worse I May Yet Be: Projecting Politics
Justin Clemens

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Notes on Contributors

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