Melvyn leffler

Origins of the Cold War

An International History
Herausgeber: Leffler, Melvyn P; Painter, David S

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Produktbeschreibung

Updated to include the latest debates and newest research, this second edition of a successful book brings together a truly international collection of articles and provides a fresh and thorough analysis of the origins of the Cold War that dominated the world political arena for forty-five years. The articles consider how and why the Cold War spread from Europe to Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America and how groups, classes and elites used it to further their own interests. "The Origins of the Cold War" also examines the Communist side of the war and, concentrating on culture, race and intelligence, moves beyond earlier controversies and focuses on the interaction between: * geopolitics and threat perception * technology and strategy * idealology and social reconstruction * national economic reform and patterns of international trade * decolonization and national liberation. With a guide to further reading and a brand new section dealing with the Cold War crises in Iran, Turkey and Greece, "The Origins of the Cold War "has brought the Cold War bang up to date for today's students and scholars.

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The Cold War dominated the world political arena for forty-five years. Focusing on the international system and on events in all parts of the globe, Melvyn P. Leffler and David S. Painter have brought together a truly international collection of articles that provide a fresh and comprehensive analysis of the origins of the Cold War.

Moving beyond earlier controversies, this edited collection focuses on the interaction between geopolitics and threat perception, technology and strategy, ideology and social reconstruction, national economic reform and patterns of international trade, and decolonization and national liberation. The editors also consider how and why the Cold War spread from Europe to Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America and how groups, classes and elites used the Cold War to further their own interests.

This second edition includes the newest research from the Communist side of the Cold War and the most recent debates on culture, race and the role of intelligence analysis. Also included is a completely new section dealing with the Cold War crises in Iran, Turkey and Greece and a guide to further reading.

Produktdetails

• Rewriting Histories
• Verlag: Routledge / Taylor & Francis
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: RU27810
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 372
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 161mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 717g
• ISBN-13: 9780415341097
• ISBN-10: 0415341094
• Artikelnr.: 13669092

Autorenporträt

Melvyn P. Leffler, David S. Painter

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The International System and the Origins of the Cold War Part 1: Soviet and American Strategy and Diplomacy 1. National Security and US Foreign Policy 2. Stalin and Soviet Foreign Policy 3. The Atomic Bomb and the Origins of the Cold War 4. Stalin and the Bomb Part 2: Three Cold War Crises: Iran, Turkey and Greece 5. The Iranian Crisis of 1946 and the Origins of the Cold War 6. The Turkish War Scare of 1946 7. The Greek Civil War Part 3: Europe and the Cold War 8. British Policy and the Origins of the Cold War 9. The European Dimension of the Cold War 10. The Russians in Germany 11. Communism in Bulgaria 12. Stalin and the Italian Communists 13. Hegemony and Autonomy Within the Western Alliance Part 4: The Cold War in Asia, Africa and Latin America 14. From the Marshall Plan to the Third World 15. Revolutionary Movements in Asia and the Cold War 16. Stalin and the Korean War 17. Mao and Sino-American Relations 18. The Impact of the Cold War on Latin America 19. The United States, the Cold War and the Color Line. Epilogue: The End of the Cold War

Rezensionen

'An excellent collection, which offers works with which students would be unfamiliar. The articles demonstrate a real commitment to international history.' - Robert L. Beisner, The American University, Washington DC

'A fresh collection of stimulating and impressive essays. This book will be of great value not only to students of the subject but to those teaching.' - John A. Thompson, University of Cambridge