The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times
- ISBN-10
- 0521853648
- ISBN-13
- 9780521853644
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 484
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-10-24
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Odd Arne Westad
Description
Prize-winning study of the global conflict waged during the Cold War and its legacy today.
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