The Cold War : a world history
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New York : Basic Books, 2017.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
0465054935, 9780465054930
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710 pages ; 25 cm
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Adult Nonfiction (3rd floor)
NF 909.825 WESTAD 2017
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Published
New York : Basic Books, 2017.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
0465054935, 9780465054930

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 637-675) and index.
Description
"We tend to think of the Cold War as a bounded conflict: a clash of two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, born out of the ashes of World War II and coming to a dramatic end with the collapse of the Soviet Union. But in this major new work, Bancroft Prize-winning scholar Odd Arne Westad argues that the Cold War must be understood as a global ideological confrontation, with early roots in the Industrial Revolution and ongoing repercussions around the world. In The Cold War, Westad offers a new perspective on a century when great power rivalry and ideological battle transformed every corner of our globe. From Soweto to Hollywood, Hanoi, and Hamburg, young men and women felt they were fighting for the future of 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, where nearly every community had to choose sides. And these choices continue to define economies and regimes across the world. Today, many regions are plagued with environmental threats, social divides, and ethnic conflicts that stem from this era. Its ideologies influence China, Russia, and the United States; Iraq and Afghanistan have been destroyed by the faith in purely military solutions that emerged from the Cold War. Stunning in its breadth and revelatory in its perspective, this book expands our understanding of the Cold War both geographically and chronologically, and offers an engaging new history of how today's world was created."--Amazon.com.
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Winner of the Bancroft Prize

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Westad, O. A. (2017). The Cold War: a world history (First edition.). Basic Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Westad, Odd Arne. 2017. The Cold War: A World History. Basic Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Westad, Odd Arne. The Cold War: A World History Basic Books, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Westad, Odd Arne. The Cold War: A World History First edition., Basic Books, 2017.

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