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An Analysis of John Lewis Gaddis's We Now Know Rethinking Cold War History

96 Pages

by Macat Library

96 Pages

by Macat Library

85 Pages

by Macat Library

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John Lewis Gaddis had written four previous books on the Cold War by the time he published We Now Know – so the main thrust of his new work was not so much to present new arguments as to re-examine old ones in the light of new evidence that began emerging from behind the Iron Curtain after 1990. In this respect, We Now Know can be seen as an important exercise in evaluation; Gaddis not only... Read more

Ways in to the Text

Who was John Lewis Gaddis?

What does We Now Know: Rethinking Cold War History Say?

Why does We Now Know: Rethinking Cold War History Matter?

Section 1: Influences

Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context

Module 2: Academic Context

Module 3: The Problem

Module 4: The Author's Contribution

Section 2: Ideas

Module 5: Main Ideas

Module 6: Secondary Ideas