TIME Magazine Original Bound Volume July Sept. 1953 Rare time capsule

  

Original Bound Volume TIME Magazine July - September 1953 - Rare time capsule! Three months' worth of fabulous TIME magaz.

Ines from 1953, bound in one volume. As actual page scans but only as dreary modern online text, and with NONE of the original advertising. So the only way you can truly enjoy these magazines is by getting hold of the originals. Full of interesting articles and period advertising.

Here is a concise summary of the major world news events from. July 1 - September 30, 1953. Fighting stops, but no formal peace treaty is signed; the peninsula remains divided along the 38th parallel (DMZ established).

Iran: CIA-orchestrated coup (Operation Ajax). August 19: Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi regains power after a CIA- and MI6-backed coup overthrows Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, who had nationalized British-controlled oil industry. Marks a pivotal moment in Iranian and Middle East history. Soviet Union announces it has tested a hydrogen bomb.

August 12: USSR detonates its first thermonuclear device ("Joe-4") in Siberia, only nine months after the U. Ivy Mike test, escalating the nuclear arms race. Egypt becomes a Republic; Nasser emerges. June 18 (just before period): King Farouk formally abdicated; on July 23 the monarchy is officially abolished. September: Gamal Abdel Nasser becomes Deputy Premier and Minister of the Interior, beginning his rise to dominate Egyptian politics (full presidency in 1954-56).

Death of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin's immediate successors' power struggle continues. Throughout the period: Lavrentiy Beria arrested (June 26, executed December) and later executed; Nikita Khrushchev, Georgy Malenkov, and Vyacheslav Molotov jockey for power in the post-Stalin leadership. France grants internal autonomy to Cambodia. Late August - early September: Negotiations lead King Norodom Sihanouk to secure greater autonomy from French colonial rule (full independence comes in November 1953). Yugoslavia-Greece-Turkey Balkan Pact talks begin.

July-August: Preliminary discussions for what will become the 1954 Balkan Pact, a Cold War anti-communist alliance. August: Severe flooding in northern and central China kills tens of thousands. September 25-26: Typhoon "Tess" hits Japan, killing over 400.

July 4: Wimbledon - Maureen Connolly (USA) wins women's singles, completing the first calendar-year women's Grand Slam. September 1: Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's successful Everest ascent (May 29) formally honored by Queen Elizabeth II in coronation-year honors list. Princess Margaret and Group-Captain Townsend. These three months marked the effective end of the first major hot war of the Cold War era (Korea), the acceleration of the nuclear arms race, and the beginning of decisive Western intervention in the Middle East (Iran 1953 coup).

Condition: Ex library, has library stamps and some signs of use. Front and back magazine covers are present. Showing few signs of age - see all 100+ photos below, which form part of the description, and give a taste of what's between the covers. Cold War and International Relations.

The Korean War, nearing its armistice in July 1953, dominated global coverage, with focus on U. Soviet tensions, NATO, and European divisions e.

Middle Eastern politics, including Iran, were emerging concerns. Eisenhower's early presidency shaped stories, with emphasis on new policies e. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, economic recovery, and natural disasters like the Waco (May 11) and Flint-Worcester (June 8-9) tornadoes.

The Rosenberg executions (June 19) were a high-profile domestic issue. Queen Elizabeth II's coronation (June 2) was a global cultural milestone. Scientific advancements, particularly nuclear technology (Oppenheimer's cover), and the rise of television were recurring themes. Hollywood and early rock'n' roll influences also appeared.

Covers featured influential figures like Otto Dibelius (religion), Christian A. Robert Oppenheimer (science), Lyndon B.

Johnson (politics), and James H. Kindelberger (industry), reflecting their roles in shaping 1953's events.

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