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The Cold War : a very short introduction / Robert J. McMahon.
LIBRA D843 .M337 2021
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McMahon, Robert J., 1949-
- Series:
- Very short introductions ; 87.
- Very short introductions ; 87
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cold War.
- World politics--1945-1989.
- World politics.
- United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.
- United States.
- International relations.
- Soviet Union.
- Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States.
- Diplomatic relations.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 180 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm.
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2021.
- Contents:
- 1 The Second World War and the destruction of the old order p. 1
- 2 The origins of the Cold War in Europe, 1945-50 p. 16
- 3 Towards 'Hot War' in Asia, 1945-50 p. 35
- 4 A global Cold War, 1950-8 p. 56
- 5 From confrontation to détente, 1958-68 p. 78
- 6 Cold wars at home p. 102
- 7 The rise and fall of superpower détente, 1968-79 p. 120
- 8 The final phase, 1980-90 p. 140.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-169) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780198859543
- 0198859546
- OCLC:
- 1158470634
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