| Description |
xx, 536 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Primary sourcebook series |
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Primary sourcebook series.
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| Contents |
The end of World War II and the descent of the Iron Curtain -- The Marshall plan and the Berlin airlift -- The Korean War -- McCarthyism and the "Red Menace" -- Behind the Curtain -- The Cold War heats up -- Mutual assured destruction -- The Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis -- The Vietnam War -- Détante and "the China card" -- Proxy wars -- Reagan and Gorbachev : from Star Wars to Perestroika -- The collapse of the Soviet Empire -- Russia and the world in the post-Cold War era |
| Summary |
"Examines the Cold War and its impact on America, the Soviet Union, and the world. Features include narrative overviews of key events and trends, 100+ primary source documents, chronology, glossary, bibliography, and subject index"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-525) and index |
| Subject |
Cold War.
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Cold War -- Sources.
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World politics -- 1945-1989.
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World politics -- 1985-1995.
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| LC no. |
2006015330 |
| ISBN |
0780809343 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780780809345 hardcover alkaline paper |
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