The Cambridge History of the Cold War (Volume 2) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107602300 ISBN 13: 9781107602304

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Volume Two of The Cambridge History of the Cold War examines the developments that made the Cold War into a long-lasting international system during the 1960s and 1970s. Leading scholars explain how the Cold War seemed to stabilize after the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 and how this sense of increased stability developed into the detente era of the early 1970s. They also outline how conflicts in the Third World, as well as the interests and ideologies of the superpowers, eroded the detente process. The volume delves into the social and economic histories of the conflict, processes of integration and disintegration, arms races, and the roles of intelligence, culture, and national identities. Discussing the newest findings on US and Soviet foreign policy, on key crises, on policies in and outside of Europe, and on alliances and negotiations, this authoritative volume will define Cold War studies for years to come.

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Book Description

This volume examines the developments that made the Cold War into a long-lasting international system during the 1960s and 1970s. It delves into the social and economic histories of the conflict, the roles of intelligence, culture and national identities and discusses the newest findings on US and Soviet foreign policy.

About the Author

Melvyn P. Leffler is Edward Stettinius Professor of American History at the Department of History, University of Virginia. His previous publications include To Lead the World: American Strategy after the Bush Doctrine (2008, as co-editor), For the Soul of Mankind: The United States, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War (2007, winner of the AHA George Louis Beer Prize) and A Preponderance of Power: National Security, the Truman Administration and the Cold War (1992, winner of the Bancroft Prize, the Robert Ferrell Prize and the Herbert Hoover Book Award).

Odd Arne Westad is Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His previous publications include The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times (2005, winner of the Bancroft Prize, the APSA New Political Science Prize and the Akira Ireye Award), Decisive Encounters: The Chinese Civil War, 1946-1950 (2003) and Brothers in Arms: The Rise and Fall of the Sino-Soviet Alliance, 1945-1963 (1999, as editor).

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1107602300
• ISBN 13: 9781107602304
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 682
• Editor: Leffler Melvyn P., Westad Odd Arne