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Russia, America and the Cold War, 1949-1991, 2/E
Martin McCauley, Senior Lecturer in Politics, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London

ISBN-10: 0582784824
ISBN-13: 9780582784826

Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2004
Format: Paper; 232 pp
Published: 06/14/2004

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There has been much scholarly debate about the Cold War since the last edition of this best-selling text was published. The new edition incorporates these new perspectives and insights and assesses the economic cost of the conflict from a Russian point of view. The book also examines the influence of the cold war on current international relations and wars.

Features

Gives a succinct summary of the main turning points in the conflict
Looks at how the whole world was sucked into the conflict
Shows how the arms race eventually bankrupted Russia
Discusses whether or not America and Russia have learnt anything from this confrontation
Supplemented with a collection of original documents, Chronology of events, maps, Who's who and Guide to further reading.

New To This Edition

Synthesises the latest assessments and interpretations - historiographically up to date.
Assesses the economic cost of the conflict from a Russian point of view.
Examines the influence of the Cold War on current international relations and wars.
Includes many newly released documents - provides students with opportunity to examine the sources for themselves and draw their own conclusions.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the second edition
Chronology
List of maps
PART ONE: THE CONTEXT
1. INTRODUCTION: THE PROBLEM
Ideas and Beliefs (Ideology)
Security
Culture
2. THE COLD WAR IN PERSPECTIVE
Cold War I
Brinkmanship
Détente
Cold War II and the end of the Cold War
The characteristics of the Cold War
PART TWO: ANALYSIS
3. COLD WAR I: 1949¿1953
The Berlin blockade
China
NSC-68
The war in Korea
4. TO THE BRINK AND BACK: 1953¿1969
The search for a new relationship
Khrushchev takes over
The Geneva summit
The Hungarian Revolution
Asia
The Middle East
Other Third World states
Brinkmanship: Berlin
Brinkmanship: Cuba
The war in Vietnam
5. DÉTENTE: 1969¿1979
Forging a new relationship
A new president and a new approach
China changes sides: rapprochement with America
SALT
The German problem defused
The Middle East
The agenda changes as Ford takes over
Africa
The Helsinki Accord
A new president sows confusion
Carter and Brezhnev reach agreement on SALT II but on little else
6. COLD WAR II: 1979¿1985
Détente fails to satisfy American aspirations
Carter¿s mixed record
Disastrous decision-making in Moscow: intervention in Afghanistan
Carter, Brzezinski and Cold War II
A new president and a new departure
Andropov and Reagan: missed opportunities
Failure and success for America
The ground is prepared for better relations with Russia
Reagan improves relations with China
7. NEW POLITICAL THINKING AND THE END OF THE COLD WAR: 1985¿1991
The new political thinking
The Gorbachev¿Reagan summits
The Bush¿Gorbachev relationship is slow to develop
Gorbachev and Europe: Our Common Home
Germany unites
Gorbachev and Eastern Europe
Gorbachev and China
Gorbachev¿s domestic difficulties cause problems for Bush
The Gulf War leads to joint superpower policy
Gorbachev¿s problems mount
The last summit
The attempted coup and after
PART THREE: ASSESSMENT
8.THE JUDGEMENT
Sources of hostility between the superpowers
Why did America come to guarantee west European security?
Why did Russia and America become systemic rivals?
A hard lesson for the superpowers: empires are liabilities
Is there a link between good government and economic prosperity?
Was the growth of the nuclear arsenals inevitable?
Why did the Cold War end?
America¿s changing doctrine
Was the US an imperialist power?
PART FOUR: DOCUMENTS
Glossary
Who¿s Who
References

Courses

The Cold War (Western & World History)
20th Century U.S. History (1945 - present) (U.S. History)
20th Century America (1900 - 2000) (U.S. History)
History of Russia (Western & World History)

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Russia, America and the Cold War: 1949-1991 (Revised 2nd Edition), 2/E
McCauley
©2008 | Longman | Paper; 248 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 1405874309 | ISBN-13: 9781405874304
Net price: $21.15 (What's this?)Brief Description |
The conflict between Russia and America shaped the world for over four decades. Both were universalist powers – they wanted every country in the world to copy their model of government and economy. They could not rest until the other side had been vanquished, and until the mid-1980s this included the prospect of nuclear war. This revised second edition of the best-selling book is essential reading for all students of twentieth century history.
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'...succinct pocket-book guide to the Cold War.'

'There are many things in this book to applaud.'

'...reflective and relevant introduction to the Cold War.'

Journal of Contemporary European Studies, December 2004

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The conflict between Russia and America shaped the world for over four decades. Both were universalist powers ¿ they wanted every country in the world to copy their model of government and economy. They could not rest until the other side had been vanquished, and until the mid-1980¿s this included the prospect of nuclear war.

In a new edition of one of the best-selling books in the Seminar Studies in History Series, Martin McCauley looks at the epic struggle between the two superpowers that put everyone in danger. In a clear and accessible manner, the book:

gives a succinct summary of the main turning points in the conflict
looks at how the whole world was sucked into the conflict
shows how the arms race eventually bankrupted Russia
discusses whether or not America and Russia have learnt anything from this confrontation

Also containing a Chronology, Glossary and Who¿s Who of key figures, this second edition of Russia, America and the Cold War is essential reading for all students of twentieth century history.

Martin McCauley is an experienced, seasoned writer of many books on Russian and international affairs.

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