Events

The Oxford Cold War History Reading Group is an informal, discussion-based space for any graduate students interested in Cold War history, including politics, culture, diplomacy and global perspectives. We welcome all levels of familiarity with the topic.

This week's readings are:

• Primary:
  • William Appleman Williams, The Tragedy of American Diplomacy (1959/2009
    edition), Introduction, Chapters 1-2, 5, Afterword
  • Walter LaFeber, America, Russia, and the Cold War, 1945-2006 (10th edition, 2006),
    Chapters 1-3
• Supplementary: Greg Grandin, Kissinger's Shadow: The Long Reach of America's Most Controversial
  Statesman (2015)

The meetings are convened by Naif Alrogi (naif.alrogi@nuffield.ox.ac.uk) and Anna Giluch (anna.giluch@wolfson.ox.ac.uk). Please get in touch with any questions.