The Cold War
(Book - Regular Print)
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Published
Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2011.
Physical Desc
xii, 335 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Status
Embry Riddle Aero University - CIRCCOLL - Circulating Collection
D843.H297 2011
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D843.H297 2011
1 available
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Published
Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2011.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-322) and index.
Description
The East-West struggle for supremacy from 1945 to 1989 shaped the lives of hundreds of millions and brought the world to the brink of disaster on several occasions. More than two decades on, the debate over its causes and dynamics is far from over. Drawing on the latest archival evidence and scholarly research, prize-winning historian John Lamberton Harper provides a concise, briskly-written assessment of the Cold War. Why did it start, and eventually envelope nearly every corner of the planet? Why did it stay "cold," at least in its original, European theatre? Why did it end, and who should take the credit? Harper illuminates the deep-seated behavioural patterns within both the Soviet Union and the United States: the search for security through expansion and military might, the belief in a "messianic" mission to uplift humanity, but also a readiness to live and let live based on membership in a common state system and a shared interest in survival. He stresses ways in which internal competitions for political power tilted both the U.S. and Soviet systems towards bellicosity and obsessive preparation for a hot war that no one seriously intended to begin. -- Publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Harper, J. L. (2011). The Cold War . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Harper, John Lamberton. 2011. The Cold War. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Harper, John Lamberton. The Cold War Oxford University Press, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Harper, John Lamberton. The Cold War Oxford University Press, 2011.
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