Soviet Union and the United States : Rivals of the Twentieth Century Coexistence and Competition

Stolberg, Eva-Maria (EDT)

ISBN 10: 3631625103 / ISBN 13: 9783631625101

Published by Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Soviet Union and the United States : Rivals of the Twentieth Century Coexistence and Competition
• Publisher: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631625103
• ISBN 13: 9783631625101
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The Soviet Union and the United States were involved in a complicate interplay of ideological, political, social and cultural factors, which wavered between open rivalry and cautious cooperation. Their relationship was fluctuating. Antagonism was accompanied with developing convergence. The main issue of this anthology is to discuss the attractiveness of polarity. Differing from Europe as well as from other parts of the world, both powers were provided with their history to expand their frontiers in the 19th century. Territorial expansion and the discovery of new ideas and ideologies laid the foundation for their geopolitical hegemony in the 20th century. International authoritative scholars from the United States, Switzerland and Germany give fresh insights in a new understanding of 20th-century geopolitics.

About the Author

Eva-Maria Stolberg, Associate Professor of Modern History, has developed a academic profile on Eurasia, East Asia and the Pacific. She has been doing research on Siberia, China, Japan and the United States and is currently working on the field of intercultural mediation, diversity and gender training for multinational companies and NGOs. With Peter Lang, she published «The Siberian Saga. A History of Russia’s Wild East».