The Cold War: A Post-Cold War History (American Biographical History Series) - Softcover

Levering, Ralph B

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0882959123 ISBN 13: 9780882959122

Publisher: Harlan Davidson, 1994

Synopsis

By taking advantage of the recent opening of information from the former Soviet Union, China and Eastern Europe, Levering has injected fresh insight into his discussions of the origins of the Cold War, the Korean War, the Berlin crisis of 1958-1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, the era of detente, and the "third dangerous phase" of the Cold War, between 1980 and 1984. He concludes with a thoughtful analysis of the startling developments taking place from 1985 to 1991 that abruptly ended the Cold War and saw the disintegration of the USSR.

"An outstanding text for beginning students, one that distills a huge amount of scholarship into a concise, readable, and stimulating narrative. It will engage students and at the same time provide them with a sweeping overview of the Cold War years."--Charles E. Neu, Brown University

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About the Author

John Hope Franklin is professor emeritus of history at Duke University and the author of "From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans", "Runaway Slaves: Rebels on the Plantation", and other books.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harlan Davidson
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0882959123
• ISBN 13: 9780882959122
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 217
• Editor: Franklin James B Duke Professor Of History John Hope, Eisenstadt A S