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Odd Arne Westad

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Odd Arne Westad

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1960-01-05 （Norway）
国籍
Norwegian
言語
Norwegian, English, French, German, Mandarin, Russian

経歴

職業
Historian, Professor, International relations scholar
活動期間
1991年〜
所属
London School of Economics (LSE), Harvard University (John F. Kennedy School of Government), Yale University, Norwegian Nobel Institute, University of Oslo, University of Cambridge (Visiting Fellow), New York University (Visiting Fellow), University of Hong Kong (Distinguished Visiting Research Professor), Peking University (Guest Professor)
所属団体
British Academy (FBA), Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Academia Europaea
影響を受けた人物
Michael H. Hunt, Michael Cox

学歴

University of Oslo
国: Norway
Undergraduate studies (specific major not specified)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
History
学位: Ph.D.
国: United States
Doctoral studies (supervisor: Michael H. Hunt). Exact graduation year not specified.

受賞歴

Bancroft Prize
2006
対象作品: The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times
主催: Columbia University (Bancroft Prize)
結果: 受賞
Michael Harrington Prize (American Political Science Association)
2006
対象作品: The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times
主催: American Political Science Association
結果: 受賞
Akira Iriye International History Book Award
2006
対象作品: The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times
主催: (Awarding organization not specified)
結果: 受賞
Bernard Schwartz Book Award (Asia Society)
2013
対象作品: Restless Empire: China and the World since 1750
主催: Asia Society
結果: 受賞
Fellow of the British Academy (FBA)
2011
主催: British Academy
結果: 選出

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times

2006年 International history / Cold War history

Re-evaluates the Cold War as a global phenomenon rather than a Europe- or North America-centered conflict, detailing interventions in the Third World and their long-term effects on global politics.

Global Cold WarThird World interventionsInternational politics

Restless Empire: China and the World since 1750

2012年 Modern Chinese history / World history

Surveys China's relations with the world since 1750, arguing that China's interactions with outsiders and its opening are long-term and complex processes rather than recent singular events.

Chinese historyEmpire and international relationsGlobal history

The Cold War: A World History

2017年 World history / Cold War history

Provides a comprehensive overview of the Cold War, its ideological origins, and its long-term global consequences.

Cold WarIdeologyGlobal politics

Decisive Encounters: The Chinese Civil War, 1945-1950

2003年 Modern Chinese history

Examines the Chinese Civil War (1945–1950), analyzing how battles and political decisions determined the outcome.

Chinese Civil WarMilitary historyPolitical history

Empire and Righteous Nation: 600 Years of China-Korea Relations

2021年 East Asian history

Studies six centuries of China–Korea relations, exploring historical interactions and their modern implications.

China–Korea relationsDiplomatic historyRegional history

The Great Transformation: China's Road from Revolution to Reform

2024年 Modern Chinese history / Comparative international history

Analyzes China's path from revolution to reform, tracing institutional, economic, and international transformations (co-authored with Chen Jian).

China's transformationInstitutional historyInternational relations

全著作

  • Cold War and Revolution: Soviet-American Rivalry and the Origins of the Chinese Civil War (1993)
  • The Soviet Union in Eastern Europe, 1945-89 (ed., 1994)
  • The Fall of Détente: Soviet-American Relations During the Carter Years (1997)
  • Brothers in Arms: The Rise and Fall of the Sino-Soviet Alliance, 1945-1963 (ed., 1998)
  • Decisive Encounters: The Chinese Civil War, 1945-1950 (2003)
  • The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times (2006)
  • The New Penguin History of the World (co-authored, 2007)
  • Restless Empire: China and the World since 1750 (2012)
  • The Cold War: A World History (2017)
  • Empire and Righteous Nation: 600 Years of China-Korea Relations (2021)
  • The Great Transformation: China's Road from Revolution to Reform (co-authored, 2024)

作風・主題

文体
ScholarlyEvidence-based, empirical approachGlobal-history perspective
頻出モチーフ
Global Cold WarChina–world interactionsInteractions between empire and nation-state

評価・遺産

Westad is a leading historian of the Cold War and modern China who popularized the 'global Cold War' perspective. He is highly regarded for bridging academic and public discourse and contributing to international and comparative history.

関連学会

  • British Academy
  • Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
  • Academia Europaea

資料所蔵先

  • Norwegian Nobel Institute archives
  • London School of Economics (LSE) archives

引用

  • The Cold War: A World History is a book of resounding importance for appraising our global future as well as understanding our past.
    出典: The Times Literary Supplement (review) (2017年)

豆知識

  • Co-founded LSE IDEAS, a centre for international affairs at the LSE.
  • Known for fluency in multiple languages (Norwegian, English, French, German, Mandarin, Russian, etc.).
  • Official website: oaw.cn