| Description |
x, 425 pages ; 25 cm |
| Note |
"A Council on Foreign Relations book." |
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"First issued in paperback 1998." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-413) and index. |
| Contents |
Dividing the world -- Cold War empires : Europe -- Cold War empires : Asia -- Nuclear weapons and the early Cold War -- The German question -- The Third World -- Economics, ideology, and alliance solidarity -- Nuclear weapons and the escalation of the Cold War -- The Cuban Missile Crisis -- The new Cold War history : first impression. |
| Summary |
A comprehensive comparative history of the Cold War : from its origins through to its most dangerous moment, the Cuban Missile Crisis. Packed with new information drawn from previously unavailable international sources; it also reflects the findings of a new generation of historians. It also contains insights into the role of ideology, democracy, economics, alliances, and nuclear weapons, as well as reinterpretations of Stalin, Truman, Khruschev, Mao, Eisenhower, and Kennedy. |
| Subject |
Cold War.
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Cold War (1945-1989) |
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Guerre froide -- Histoire. |
| ISBN |
0198780710 |
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