The Cold War: A World History

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The Cold War: A World History
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Author Odd Arne Westad
LanguageEnglish
Published2017 (Penguin)
Publisher Allen Lane
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
ISBN 978-0-14-197991-5

The Cold War: A World History is a book by Odd Arne Westad.

Contents

Themes

The Cold War: A World History is divided into 22 chapters. [1]

Westad is critical of both sides of the Cold War in the book. [2]

Reception

Ian Thomson described the work as "well-researched if occasionally bland-sounding". [3]

References

  1. Holloway, David (2021). "The Cold War: A World History". Journal of Cold War Studies . 23 (3). MIT Press: 232–235. doi: 10.1162/jcws_r_01030 . S2CID   236962381.
  2. Manne, Robert (5 September 2017). "The Cold War review: Odd Arne Westad dismisses the idea of a long peace" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  3. Thomson, Ian (28 August 2017). "The Cold War: A World History by Odd Arne Westad – review". The Observer . Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

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