The Cold War (The Making of the Contemporary World)
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the Cold War is a very good combination of comprehensive yet remarkably succinct account of the orgins, development and conclusion of the Cold War that will serve as an excellent introductory text for first year undergraduates while providing a very handy overview for any interested reader. This short book is really quite an achievement..
-Slavonic and East European Review 80, 01/2002
Book Description
Most scholarly studies devoted to examining the entire Cold War period focus almost exclusively on Soviet-American relations, thus neglecting other important aspects of the war. In addition to the global contest between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, the history of the Cold War involves a wide range of issues relating to geopolitics, political economy (both international and domestic), and political development in all parts of the world. This international study provides a fresh perspective on the Cold War through an exploration of many of these issues, including: changes in the global distribution of power; advances in warfare technology; shifts in the balance of social and political forces within and among nations; the evolution of the world economy; and the transformation of the Third World. David Painter offers a compact, sophisticated analysis of how all of these factors intersected to produce, prolong and eventually end the Cold War.
The Cold War (The Making of the Contemporary World)
The Cold War (The Making of the Contemporary World),David Painter,Routledge,0415194466,1945-,Cold War,History & Theory - General,History - U.S.,History: World,International Relations - General,Modern - 20th Century,Political History,Political Science,Post World War II History,United States - 20th Century (1945 to 2000),World politics,History / General,International relations,World history: postwar, from c 1945 -,c 1945 to c 1960,c 1960 to c 1970,c 1970 to c 1980,c 1980 to c 1990
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