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The Cold War: A Post-Cold War History
Ralph B. Levering
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Description for The Cold War: A Post-Cold War History
Paperback. Series: The American History Series. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Now available in a fully revised and updated third edition, The Cold War: A Post-Cold War History offers an authoritative and accessible introduction to the history and enduring legacy of the Cold War.
- Thoroughly updated in light of new scholarship, including revised sections on President Nixon’s policies in Vietnam and President Reagan’s approach to U.S.-Soviet relations
- Features six all new "counterparts" sections that juxtapose important historical figures to illustrate the contrasting viewpoints that characterized the Cold War
- Argues that the success of Western capitalism during the Cold War laid the groundwork for the economic globalization and political democratization that have defined the ... Read more
- Includes extended coverage of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the most dangerous confrontation of the nuclear age thus far
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Series
The American History Series
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781118848401
SKU
V9781118848401
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About Ralph B. Levering
Ralph Levering is Emeritus Professor of History at Davidson College. He is the author or co-author of nine books, including Debating the Origins of the Cold War: American and Russian Perspectives (2002) and The Kennedy Crises: The Press, the Presidency, and Foreign Policy (1983).
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