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Capturing the Cold War Paradox

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 May 2025

Robin Wagner-Pacifici*
Affiliation:
The New School, New York, NY, USA The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Social Science History Association

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