| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 467 pages) : illustrations |
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The new Cold War history |
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New Cold War history.
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| Contents |
1. The Soviet people and Stalin between war and peace, 1945 -- 2. Stalin's road to the Cold War, 1945-1948 -- 3. Stalemate in Germany, 1945-1953 -- 4. Kremlin politics and "peaceful coexistence," 1953-1957 -- 5. The nuclear education of Khrushchev, 1953-1963 -- 6. The Soviet home front : first cracks, 1953-1968 -- 7. Brezhnev and the road to détente, 1965-1972 -- 8. Détente's decline and Soviet overreach, 1973-1979 -- 9. The old Guard's exit, 1980-1987 -- 10. Gorbachev and the end of Soviet power, 1988-1991 |
| Summary |
Western interpretations of the Cold War--both realist and neoconservative--have erred by exaggerating either the Kremlin's pragmatism or its aggressiveness, argues the author. Explaining the interests, aspirations illusions, fears, and misperceptions of the Kremlin leaders and the Soviet elites, the author offers a Soviet perspective on the greatest standoff of the twentieth century |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-453) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Cold War.
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HISTORY.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
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Diplomatic relations
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Politics and government
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Koude Oorlog.
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| SUBJECT |
Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1953-1985. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125849
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Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1985-1991. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86004555
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Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1991.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125760
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| Subject |
Soviet Union
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Sovjet-Unie.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780807887592 |
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0807887595 |
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9781469606033 |
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1469606038 |
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9780807899052 |
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0807899054 |
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