The Cambridge History of the Cold War

by Melvyn P. Leffler and Odd Arne Westad

Book Overview

This volume examines the evolution of the Cold War from the Helsinki Conference of 1975 until the Soviet collapse in 1991. Leading scholars analyze the economic, social, cultural, religious, technological, and geopolitical factors that shaped the policies that ended the Cold War, looking at the personalities and policies of Carter and Reagan, Brezhnev and Gorbachev, Thatcher, Kohl, and Deng Xiaoping. They show how events throughout the world shaped...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107602319
• ISBN13: 9781107602311
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 712 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 8.9"