Cold War on Five Continents with Professor Alfred McCoy

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Professor Alfred McCoy about his new book and insights on the Cold War.

In this episode, Evan, Nama, and Heewone are joined by Alfred McCoy, the Harrington Professor of History at UW, to discuss his background, his previous works, and his new book, "Cold War on Five Continents: A Global History of Empire and Espionage."

People in this episode

Host: Nama

Guest: Alfred McCoy

Topics covered

• Cold War
• history
• empire
• espionage

Keywords

• global history
• Harrington Professor of History
• UW

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Cold War on Five Continents

Books & works: Cold War on Five Continents, Cold War on Five Continents: A Global History of Empire and Espionage

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