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The Columbia Guide to the Cold War
Michael Kort
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Description for The Columbia Guide to the Cold War
Paperback. This reference contains narrative essays on key events and issues, and also features an A-to-Z encyclopedia, a concise chronology, and an annotated resource section listing books, articles, films, novels, web sites, and CD-ROMs on Cold War themes. Num Pages: 420 pages, chronology. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
The Cold War was the longest conflict in American history, and the defining event of the second half of the twentieth century. Since its recent and abrupt cessation, we have only begun to measure the effects of the Cold War on American, Soviet, post-Soviet, and international military strategy, economics, domestic policy, and popular culture. The Columbia Guide to the Cold War is the first in a series of guides to American history and culture that will offer a wealth of interpretive information in different formats to students, scholars, and general readers alike. This reference contains narrative essays on key events ... Read more
The Cold War was the longest conflict in American history, and the defining event of the second half of the twentieth century. Since its recent and abrupt cessation, we have only begun to measure the effects of the Cold War on American, Soviet, post-Soviet, and international military strategy, economics, domestic policy, and popular culture. The Columbia Guide to the Cold War is the first in a series of guides to American history and culture that will offer a wealth of interpretive information in different formats to students, scholars, and general readers alike. This reference contains narrative essays on key events ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Weight
498g
Number of Pages
420
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231107730
SKU
V9780231107730
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About Michael Kort
Michael Kort is a professor of social science at Boston University's College of General Studies. He is the author of several books on the Soviet Union and Cold War history including The Handbook of the Former Soviet Union; The Soviet Colossus: History and Aftermath; and The Cold War.
Reviews for The Columbia Guide to the Cold War
One of the most concise and usable handbooks available... An excellent starting point for further investigation and refinement of questions. Booklist A valuable encyclopedia on the Cold War
one of the few available
containing a wealth of information not otherwise available in one place. A very useful approach to the subject. Kirkus Reviews A balanced, well argued short chapter on the Vietnam ... Read more
one of the few available
containing a wealth of information not otherwise available in one place. A very useful approach to the subject. Kirkus Reviews A balanced, well argued short chapter on the Vietnam ... Read more