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The Cold War : a very short introduction /

How, when, and why did the Cold War begin? Why did it last so long? What impact did it have on the United States, the Soviet Union, Europe, and the Third World? Finally, what difference did it make to the broader history of the second half of the 20th century? This overview of the Cold War should in...

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Основен автор: McMahon, Robert J., 1949-
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ℗♭2003.
Серия: Very short introductions ; 87.
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Онлайн достъп: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=264785
Подобни документи: Print version:: Cold War.
Съдържание:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; List of illustrations; List of maps; 1 World War II and the destruction of the old order; 2 The origins of the Cold War in Europe, 1945-50; 3 Towards 'Hot War' in Asia, 1945-50; 4 A global Cold War, 1950-8; 5 From confrontation to detente, 1958-68; 6 Cold wars at home; 7 The rise and fall of superpower detente, 1968-79; 8 The final phase, 1980-90; Further reading; Index.