The Cold War: A World History -- Odd Arne Westad, Paperback
An essential history of the Cold War, from the author of The Penguin History of the World. "[A] big, serious, and thoroughly intelligent stud[y] of the cold war." -New York Review of Books We think of the Cold War as a clash of two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union. But in The Cold War, award-winning historian Odd Arne Westad argues that the war must be understood as a global confrontation, with roots in the Industrial Revolution and ongoing repercussions around the world. The Cold War may have begun on the perimeters of Europe, but it had its deepest reverberations in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Stunning in its breadth and revelatory in its perspective, The Cold War expands our understanding of the Cold War both geographically and chronologically, and offers a new history of how today's world was creased.
Author: Odd Arne Westad
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 10/15/2019
Pages: 720
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.96 lbs
Size: 9.1" H x 6" L x 2" W
ISBN: 9781541674097
