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The Cambridge History of the Cold War
Melvyn Leffler
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Paperback. Leading scholars discuss the developments that made the Cold War into a long-lasting international system during the 1960s and 1970s. Editor(s): Leffler, Melvyn P.; Westad, Odd Arne. Series: The Cambridge History of the Cold War. Num Pages: 680 pages, 39 b/w illus. 5 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1096. Series: The Cambridge History of the Cold War. 680 pages, 39 b/w illus. 5 maps. Editor(s): Leffler, Melvyn P.; Westad, Odd Arne. Leading scholars discuss the developments that made the Cold War into a long-lasting international system during the 1960s and 1970s. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HBTW. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 30. Weight: 1050.
Volume II of The Cambridge History of the Cold War examines the developments that made the Cold War a long-lasting international system during the 1960s and 1970s. A team of leading scholars explains how the Cold War seemed to stabilize after the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 and how this sense of increased stability evolved into the détente era of the early 1970s. The authors outline how conflicts in the Third World, as well as the interests and ideologies of the superpowers, eroded the détente process. They delve into the social and economic roots of the conflict, illuminate processes of ... Read more
Volume II of The Cambridge History of the Cold War examines the developments that made the Cold War a long-lasting international system during the 1960s and 1970s. A team of leading scholars explains how the Cold War seemed to stabilize after the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 and how this sense of increased stability evolved into the détente era of the early 1970s. The authors outline how conflicts in the Third World, as well as the interests and ideologies of the superpowers, eroded the détente process. They delve into the social and economic roots of the conflict, illuminate processes of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
680
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
The Cambridge History of the Cold War
Condition
New
Number of Pages
680
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107602304
SKU
V9781107602304
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About Melvyn Leffler
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 ... Read more
Reviews for The Cambridge History of the Cold War
Review of the set: 'There has never been a Cold War history like it; everything about it is monumental … In total, the volumes represent a successful interconnected attempt at describing the Cold War in full.' Jost Dülffer, H-Soz-u-Kult Review of the set: 'The Cambridge History of the Cold War (CHCW) marks a coming of age for Cold War studies. ... Read more