Cold War to Hot Planet: Fifty Years of Arena

This book reflects on Arena's contribution to Australian cultural and political life, spanning five decades. To mark Arena's fiftieth birthday this volume presents exploratory essays by the Arena editors and invited scholars. From the lessons of the Cold War to the student revolt and social movements of the '60s and '70s; from debates about the fate of the university and the rise of neoliberalism in the 1980s; to the meanings of globalization and new threats to peace as the twenty-first century surged into new techno-capitalist forms, Arena has engaged with the new phenomena in a spirit of open debate. The book includes chapters on globalization and technology, Indigenous affairs and relations with our neighbouring region, new social and media formations, science and technology, capitalism and the intellectuals, environment and the social movements.