UID:
edocfu_9959236072402883
Format:
1 online resource (99 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
960-88087-4-X
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1-134-76499-5
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1-134-76500-2
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1-280-31979-8
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9786610319794
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0-203-43914-7
Series Statement:
Lancaster pamphlets
Content:
Mason provides concise coverage of the entire Cold War, paying particular attention to the Soviet-American dimension. This pamphlet:* Analyzes the origins of the conflict* Examines how the existence of nuclear weapons gives a unique character to the period* Discusses the involvement of other nations and regions, particularly China* Explains how and why the cold war ended* Draws on recent research of revisionist scholars.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Foreword; Preface; List of abbreviations; Chronology; The origins of the cold war in Europe, 1945 9; Communist China and the cold war in Asia, 1945 53; Peaceful co-existence and nuclear confrontation, 1953 64; The United States and Indochina, 1945 75; China between the superpowers, 1949 80; The rise and fall of détente in the 1970's; Reagan, Gorbachev and the end of the cold war, 1981 91; Conclusion; Notes; Select bibliography
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-138-13901-7
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-14278-4
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203439142
