John Lewis Gaddis had written four previous books on the Cold War
by the time he published We Now Know - so the main thrust of his
new work was not so much to present new arguments as to re-examine
old ones in the light of new evidence that began emerging from
behind the Iron Curtain after 1990. In this respect, We Now Know
can be seen as an important exercise in evaluation; Gaddis not only
undertook to reassess his own positions - arguing that this was the
only intellectually honest course open to him in such changing
circumstances - but also took the opportunity to address criticisms
of his early works, not least by post-revisionist historians. The
straightforwardness and flexibility that Gaddis exhibited in
consequence enhanced his book's authority. He also deployed
interpretative skills to help him revise his methodology and
reinterpret key historical arguments, integrating new, comparative
histories of the Cold War era into his broader argument.
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