The Global Dimensions of the Cold War

You are cordially invited to a talk on “The Global Dimensions of the Cold War” organized by the Department of Literature and Cultural Studies. Details of the talk are as follows:

Professor Westad argues that the Origins of the Cold War predate the traditional view taht the Cold War started in 1945. He argues that it began in the late nineteenth century with the Industrial Revolution. He emphasizes that the Cold War was very much a global struggle, with much of the action going on in the “Third World” (Developing World), while the traditional view was the Cold War was a Soviet-American confrontation, and the setting was mostly Europe. He also contends that ideology played a huge role throughout, going back to the 19th century; and that US played a greater role than the Soviet Union.

About the Speaker:

Professor Odd Arne Westad is the Elihu Professor of History and Global Affairs at Yale University in New Haven Connecticut, USA. Prof. Westad is a Norwegian historian, who specialises in the Cold War and on Contemporary East Asian History. He has published 16 books, mostly on Modern East Asia and Global History, and innumerable articles.