UID:
almafu_9959227487402883
Format:
1 online resource (141 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-134-74252-5
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1-134-74250-9
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1-134-74253-3
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0-203-01003-5
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0-203-27762-7
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1-280-19485-5
Series Statement:
The Making of the contemporary world
Content:
The Cold War dominated international relations for forty-five years. It shaped the foreign policies of the United States and the Soviet Union and deeply affected their societies, domestic situations and their government institutions. Hardly any part of the world escaped its influence.David Painter provides a compact and analytical study that examines the origins, course, and end of the Cold War. His overview is global in perspective, with an emphasis on the Third World as well as the contested regions of Asia and Central America, and a strong consideration of economic issues. He incl
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Abbreviations; Maps; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The Cold War begins, 1945 50; Competition and coexistence, 1950 62; From Cold War to detente, 1963 73; From detente to confrontation, 1973 80; The rise and fall of the second Cold War, 1981 91; Understanding the Cold War; Notes; Suggested further reading; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-15316-6
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-19446-6
Language:
English
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