Résumé
Essay on the historical debate concerning the Origins of the Cold War. The essay looks at how historical debates are born and affected. The essay focuses precisely on the historiography of the Cold War and the three major historical schools of thought: orthodox / revisionist / post-revisionist. It looks in detail at each school and its different arguments. Interesting not only because of the historical content but also because of the historiographical survey.
Outline:
Introduction
I) The Three Major Schools of Thought
A. Orthodox
B. Revisionist
C. Post-Revisionist
II) Historical Debates
A. The Thesis / Anti-thesis / Synthesis model
B. A pattern?
Conclusion