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Now available in a fully revised and updated third edition, The Cold War: A Post-Cold War History offers an authoritative and accessible introduction to the history and enduring legacy of the Cold War.
The Cold War: A Post-Cold War History offers an authoritative and accessible introduction to the history and enduring legacy of the Cold War, charting the evolution of U.S.-Soviet relations from the end of World War II through 1990. The thoroughly revised third edition of this landmark text has been fully updated to incorporate new scholarship on such topics as the Vietnam War and President Reagan's policies toward the Soviet Union.
In addition to delineating the history of the Cold War, Ralph Levering argues that the success of Western democratic capitalism during the Cold War laid the groundwork for the economic globalization and political democratization that are paramount in the twenty-first century. With extended coverage of the Korean and Vietnam Wars as well as a thorough examination of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the new edition of The Cold War: A Post-Cold War History will continue to serve as an essential guide to this pivotal period in global history.
Now available in a fully revised and updated third edition, The Cold War: A Post-Cold War History offers an authoritative and accessible introduction to the history and enduring legacy of the Cold War.
Thoroughly updated in light of new scholarship, including revised sections on President Nixon’s policies in Vietnam and President Reagan’s approach to U.S.-Soviet relations Features six all new "counterparts" sections that juxtapose important historical figures to illustrate the contrasting viewpoints that characterized the Cold War Argues that the success of Western capitalism during the Cold War laid the groundwork for the economic globalization and political democratization that have defined the 21st century Includes extended coverage of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the most dangerous confrontation of the nuclear age thus far- 1 Bekijk alle specificaties
Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 05 februari 2016
Aantal pagina's: 288
Illustraties: Nee
Hoofdauteur: Ralph B Levering
Hoofdredacteur: A. S. Eisenstadt
Tweede Redacteur: John Hope Franklin
Hoofduitgeverij: Onbekend
Editie: 3
Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 141 mm
Product hoogte: 15 mm
Product lengte: 214 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 150 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 250 mm
Verpakking lengte: 15 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 666 g
EAN: 9781118848401