John Mason

The Cold War (eBook, ePUB)

1945-1991

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Mason provides concise coverage of the entire Cold War, paying particular attention to the Soviet-American dimension. This pamphlet: * Analyzes the origins of the conflict * Examines how the existence of nuclear weapons gives a unique character to the period * Discusses the involvement of other nations and regions, particularly China * Explains how and why the cold war ended * Draws on recent research of revisionist scholars.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 100
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134764990
• Artikelnr.: 49376203

Autorenporträt

John Mason

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
List of abbreviations
Chronology 1 The origins of the cold war in Europe
1945-9 2 Communist China and the cold war in Asia
1945-53 3 Peaceful co-existence and nuclear confrontation
1953-64 4 The United States and Indochina
1945-75 5 China between the superpowers
1949-80 6 The rise and fall of détente in the 1970s 7 Reagan
Gorbachev and the end of the cold war
1981-91; Conclusion