Overcoming the Cold War: A History of Détente, 1950-1991

by Wilfried Loth

Book Overview

This book offers a major new interpretation of the Cold War and how its aftermath shaped the course of history. The history of the Cold War is more than the history of a confrontation. There is also a need to look into why the Cold War did not become more heated, and how it was finally overcome. Wilfried Loth's book examines both these issues. It is a story about the containment of the Cold War, of d tente, of the development of cooperative security,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333971116
• ISBN13: 9780333971116
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.3"