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Article: The Cold War: An International History 1947-1991.(Review)
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- Teaching History: A Journal of Methods
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- March 22, 2000
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S.J. Ball. The Cold War: An International History 1947-1991. London & New York: Arnold, 1998. Pp. xii, 260. Cloth, $49.95; ISBN 0-340-64546-6. Paper, $18.95; ISBN 0-340-59168-4.
Now that the Cold War is "history," a spate of works are appearing that take advantage of newly available documents and memoirs. Teachers of twentieth-century diplomatic history and post-1945 U.S. history need, in particular, a solid text that lays out the basics of the Cold War as well as indicates the scope of scholars' opinions.
S.J. Ball, who teaches at the University of Glasgow, essays to fill this need for a usable text and bring a European perspective to what too often is ...