Barry Wood (Academicviews)

I was born and raised in the Highlands of Scotland. I finished University and stayed in Edinburgh for almost 20 years. I joined HubPages more than 8 years ago, and after many years of idleness, I have returned.

I love reading and learning about history; particularly wartime Europe.

In the Spotlight

How Did the Fall of the Berlin Wall Affect the World?

The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, sparking European integration, ethnic wars, Russian economic collapse, the end of Apartheid, and bloodshed in the Republic of Congo.

In the Spotlight

"No Logo" by Naomi Klein: Summary, Review, and Reaction

When I picked up "No Logo" for the first time, little did I know I now owned the bible of anti-globalization. This book is ruthlessly researched and full of unforgiving analyses. Here's my full review.

In the Spotlight

Has the Cold War Ended? Russia's Continued Influence

History recorded the fall of the Berlin Wall as the symbolic ending of the Cold War. But did the Cold War end? Was it merely on ice as a wounded Russia licked her wounds and recharged? We can see Russia’s creeping influence in the Central European arena and in the events of the 2016 US election.

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  Economic Development & Growth

  Is The Developed World Un-Developing?

  4 years ago

  With the wealth gap growing, wages stagnating, the youth hooked on artificial stimuli and mental illness almost at pandemic levels, are, we the Developed, somehow Un-Developing?

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  Twentieth Century History

  Has the Cold War Ended? Russia's Continued Influence

  4 years ago

  History recorded the fall of the Berlin Wall as the symbolic ending of the Cold War. But did the Cold War end? Was it merely on ice as a wounded Russia licked her wounds and recharged? We can see Russia’s creeping influence in the Central European arena and in the events of the 2016 US election.

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  How Did the Fall of the Berlin Wall Affect the World?

  14 months ago

  The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, sparking European integration, ethnic wars, Russian economic collapse, the end of Apartheid, and bloodshed in the Republic of Congo.

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  "No Logo" by Naomi Klein: Summary, Review, and Reaction

  2 years ago

  When I picked up "No Logo" for the first time, little did I know I now owned the bible of anti-globalization. This book is ruthlessly researched and full of unforgiving analyses. Here's my full review.