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What kind of a theory is the medium durée?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 October 2024

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Christy Thornton*
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Social Science History , Volume 49 , Special Issue 4: What Was the Cold War? , Winter 2025 , pp. 1033 - 1036
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