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

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What really happened when the world's two greatest superpowers went head to head during the Cold War? We Now Know is a major reappraisal of the struggle for political and ideological supremacy between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1945 to the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

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 undertook to reassess his own positions – arguing that this was the only intellectually honest course open to him in such changing circumstances – but also took the opportunity to address criticisms of his early works, not least by post-revisionist historians. The straightforwardness and flexibility that Gaddis exhibited in consequence enhanced his book's authority. He also deployed interpretative skills to help him revise his methodology and reinterpret key historical arguments, integrating new, comparative histories of the Cold War era into his broader argument.

Author Biography

Scott Gilfillan is a doctoral candidate in International History at the London School of EconomicsDr Jason Xidias has held positions at King's College London and the University of California, Berkeley.

Table of Contents

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 Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Author's Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited

Details ISBN1912128136 Author Scott Gilfillan Publisher Macat International Limited Year 2017 ISBN-10 1912128136 ISBN-13 9781912128136 Format Paperback Series The Macat Library Media Book Publication Date 2017-07-04 Short Title We Now Know Language English Subtitle Rethinking Cold War History UK Release Date 2017-07-04 Imprint Macat International Limited Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2017-07-04 NZ Release Date 2017-07-04 Alternative 9781912302567 Audience General Pages 96 We've got this

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