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This third edition is revised, updated and expanded with new material on areas such as the KGB and spying, and the contribution of intelligence to Stalin’s picture of the world. The introduction looks at our perceptions of the Cold War, the various approaches that have been adopted for reviewing the Cold War and the difficulties of developing a theory of the Cold War. The book incorporates the most recent scholarship, theories and newly-released information to provide students with an invaluable introduction to the subject.

Table of Contents

Chronology

Abbreviations

Who’s Who

Glossary

Maps

List of plates

PART ONE: Background
1. Setting the Scene

PART TWO: Descriptive analysis

2. Moscow's View of the World

3. Conflicts During the War

4. 1945: The Turning Point

5. Decisions Which Led to Division

6. The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan

7. The Soviet Response

PART THREE: Assessment

 8. Was it all Inevitable?

PART FOUR: DOCUMENTS

FURTHER READING

REFERENCES

Courses

20th Century U.S. History (1945 - present)  [LONGMAN UK IMPORTS]   (U.S. History)
History of Russia  [LONGMAN UK IMPORTS]   (Western & World History)

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• The Origins of the Cold War, 1941-1949, 3/E
  McCauley
  ©2003  |  Longman  |  Paper; 200 pp  |  Out of Stock
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  The Cold War is one of the most important and widely studied areas of history. Martin McCauley¿s best-selling Seminar Study unravels the complex issues which gave rise to the Cold War and explains how it originated. Revised, updated and expanded, this new edition incorporates the most recent scholarship, theories and newly-released information to provide students with an invaluable introduction to the subject.

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Author Bios

Martin McCauley is former Senior lecturer in Politics at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London. An extremely accomplished author, he has written three other Seminar Studies volumes: The Khruschev Era, Russia, America and the Cold War and Stalin and Stalinism and two trade history books for Longman History: Bandits, Gangsters and the Mafia and Afghanistan and Central Asia.

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Origins of the Cold War covers the formative years of the extraordinary struggle between the two superpowers, the Soviet Union and the United States. In a clear and concise manner, Martin McCauley explains how the Cold War originated and developed and unravels some of the complex issues that gave rise to the Cold War. The book explores questions such as:

• Who was responsible for the Cold War?
• Was it inevitable or could it have been avoided?
• Was Stalin genuinely interested in a post-war agreement?

This third edition is revised, updated and expanded with new material on areas such as the KGB and spying, and the contribution of intelligence to Stalin’s picture of the world. The introduction looks at our perceptions of the Cold War, the various approaches that have been adopted for reviewing the Cold War and the difficulties of developing a theory of the Cold War. The book incorporates the most recent scholarship, theories and newly-released information to provide students with an invaluable introduction to the subject.

Martin McCauley is a seasoned writer and broadcaster who has a wealth of experience in Russian and international affairs. His recent publications include Russia, America and the Cold War revised 2nd edition (2008), Stalin and Stalinism revised 3rd edition(2008) and The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union (2007) .

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