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About the lecture
In this module, we provide an introduction to the Cold War as a whole, focusing in particular on: (i) what it means when we talk about the Cold War: how do we define it?; (ii) the ‘coldness’ of the Cold War: the lack of direct military conflict between the US and Soviet Union, but its ‘hotness’ when considering indirect conflict between the two superpowers, e.g. Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan; and (iii) the diplomatic, economic, cultural, social, and ideological dimensions of the Cold War.
About the lecturer
Dr Tom Tunstall Allcock is a lecturer in American history at the University of Manchester. His research focuses on U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War, with particular interests in U.S.-Latin American relations, presidential history and diplomacy, and the cultural history of the Cold War.
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Tunstall Allcock, T. (2020, February 05). 6. A world divided: superpower relations, 1943–72 - Introduction [Video]. MASSOLIT. https://massolit.io/options/6-a-world-divided-superpower-relations-1943-72?auth=0&lesson=2932&option=6115&type=lesson
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Tunstall Allcock, T. "6. A world divided: superpower relations, 1943–72 – Introduction." MASSOLIT, uploaded by MASSOLIT, 05 Feb 2020, https://massolit.io/options/6-a-world-divided-superpower-relations-1943-72?auth=0&lesson=2932&option=6115&type=lesson