The Eisenhower Administration, the Third World, and the Globalization of the Cold War

by Kathryn C. Statler and Andrew L. Johns

In the United States, the Cold War is often remembered as a two-power struggle. However, increasing globalization during that time meant nations across the world became involved in the conflict. During the Eisenhower administration, American officials struggled to respond to the dual threats of communism and nationalism as decolonization swept through the Third World during the 1950s and changed the nature of the Cold War and U.S. foreign relations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742553817
• ISBN13: 9780742553811
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.0"