1 option
Rethinking theory and history in the Cold War : the state, military power, and social revolution / Richard Saull ; with a foreword by Fred Halliday.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Saull, Richard, 1969-
- Series:
- Cass series--Cold War history 1471-3829 ; 2.
- Cass series--Cold War history, 1471-3829 ; 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cold War--Historiography.
- Cold War.
- Social aspects.
- Historiography.
- United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.
- United States.
- International relations.
- Soviet Union.
- Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States.
- World politics--1945-1989.
- World politics.
- Cold War--Social aspects--United States.
- Cold War--Social aspects--Soviet Union.
- Military history, Modern--20th century.
- Military history, Modern.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 238 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Portland, OR : F. Cass, 2001.
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction: What Was the Cold War? 1
- 2. The Cold War and International Relations Theory 6
- Realism and the Cold War 7
- Pluralist and Ideas-Based Approaches to the Cold War 11
- Historical Materialist Approaches to the Cold War 15
- Part I Theory
- 3. The Politics of the State in the Cold War 31
- Realism, the State and the Cold War in International Relations Theory 32
- Reconstructing a Politics of the State in the Cold War 44
- Conclusion: The Real Politics of the Cold War 58
- 4. Military Power and Strategic Conflict in the Cold War 68
- Military Power in the Cold War 70
- Geopolitical Determinants of Military Power in the Cold War 72
- Domestic Determinants of Military Power in the Cold War 74
- Social Relations of Military Power in the Cold War 81
- 5. Social Revolution and the Cold War 104
- Non-Marxist Approaches to Social Revolution and the Cold War 105
- Marxist Approaches to Social Revolution in the Cold War 111
- Social Revolution as the Dynamic of the Cold War 119
- Revolutionary Consequences of Capitalist Development 121
- Conclusions: The Cold War as Social Revolution 131
- Part II History
- 6. The International Relations of the USSR in the Cold War 141
- The International Relations of the USSR and Social Revolution 142
- Cuba 146
- Vietnam 157
- 7. The International Relations of the United States in the Cold War 176
- The International Relations of the United States and Social Revolution 176
- Cuba 179
- Vietnam 189
- 8. Conclusion: Understanding the Cold War and Its End 209
- Politics and the State 210
- Military Power as a Currency of Politics 212
- Capitalism and Revolutionary Social Transformation 213
- The Ends of the Cold War 214.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [218]-231) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0714651893
- 0714682268
- OCLC:
- 46456384
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.