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The superpowers : a short history / Paul Dukes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dukes, Paul, 1934-2021.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--History.
- United States.
- History.
- Russia--History.
- Russia.
- Soviet Union--History.
- Soviet Union.
- United States--Foreign relations.
- International relations.
- Russia--Foreign relations.
- Soviet Union--Foreign relations.
- Imperialism--History.
- Imperialism.
- Cold War.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 197 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
- Summary:
- The Superpowers traces the development of the USA and Russia from 1898 through to 2000, placing the Cold War, from inception to ending, into the wider social, economic and political context.
- The Superpowers explores the intertwining history of the two powers chronologically and includes discussion of: -- the inheritance of the two great powers and their imperial background-- World War One and the Russian Revolution-- Capitalism and Socialism-- World War Two and its impact-- the conflicts in Berlin, Czechoslovakia, Vietnam and Afghanistan-- Perestroika and the end of the USSR-- the significance of the events of 1991 and their legacy.
- This is the first history of the two major participants and their relationship throughout the twentieth century.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-186) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0415230411
- 041523042X
- OCLC:
- 44632932
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