| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- Part I -- 2. Historical Background: World War II and Tensions in the Wartime Alliance -- 3. The Origins of the Cold War in Europe: from World War II to the Berlin Blockade -- 4. Studying the Cold War: core themes and concepts. Is there a new international history of the Cold War? -- 5. The Early Development of the Cold War in Europe: the division of Germany, the formation of NATO and European Integration -- 6. The Origins of the Cold War in East Asia: the emergence of communist China, Japan and the Korean War -- Part II -- 7. The Superpowers and the Cold War in the 1950s -- 8. Crises 19581962 -- 9. The Vietnam War -- 10. The Cold War and the Third World: Latin America -- 11. The Middle East and the Cold War -- 12. Waging the Cold War -- Part III -- 13. Detente -- 14. The Travails of Detente -- 15. Beyond Geopolitics: economics, culture and the transnational Cold War -- 16. The Superpowers and the end of the Cold War -- 17. Regional Finales |
| Summary |
This book provides an advanced introduction to the Cold War, assessing its origins, development and conclusion as a dynamic interaction between superpower confrontation and complex regional and local situations. The evolution of the subjects scholarly debate is discussed throughout and the contest situated alongside enduring historical themes including decolonisation, development, nationalism and globalisation. Regional case studies, on Europe, East and Southeast Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, illuminate the Cold Wars global reach. Thematic analysis considers competition in military, strategic and economic spheres, as well as in aspects of culture, ideology, society, and Human Rights. The Cold Wars transnational elements and facets of international cooperation are also highlighted. The book unpacks the subjects extensive scholarly discourse, underlining the interdisciplinary character of todays Cold War historiography and the importance of understanding that its development has been informed by a vibrant interface between international history, international relations and the Cold War itself. Elspeth ORiordan is a Visiting Lecturer in the Defence Studies Department at Kings College London, in the UK. She studied at the London School of Economics and has held lectureships at the Universities of St Andrews and Dundee in Scotland. Her research focuses on twentieth-century British and international history. She has published widely on British foreign policy in the interwar and post-war periods, including the book, Britain and the Ruhr Crisis (Palgrave Macmillan, 2001). |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Cold War.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783031060755 |
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303106075X |
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