The Cold War
- ISBN-10
- 1444156470
- ISBN-13
- 9781444156478
- Series
- The Cold War
- Category
- Cold War
- Pages
- 326
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-02-22
- Publisher
- Hodder Education
- Author
- David G. Williamson
Description
This series has taken the clarity, accessibility, reliability and in-depth analysis of our best-selling Access to History series and tailor-made it for the History IB Diploma. Each title in the series supports a specific topic in the IB History guide through thorough content coverage and examination guidance - helping students develop a good knowledge and understanding of the required content alongside the skills they need to do well. The Cold War has been written specifically to support 20th century world history: topic 5 and includes: * authoritative, clear and engaging narrative which combines depth of content with accessibility of approach * up-to-date historiography with clear analysis and associated TOK activities * guidance on answering exam-style questions with model answers and practice questions.
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