The Cold War [electronic resource] : A World History
Odd Arne Westad2017
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'Odd Arne Westad's daring ambition, supra-nationalist intellect, polyglot
sources, masterly scholarship and trenchant analysis make The Cold War a book
ofresounding importance for appraising our global future as well as
understanding our past' Richard Davenport-Hines, TLS, Books of the Year
As Germany and then Japan surrendered in 1945 there was a tremendous hope that a
new and much better world could be created from the moral and physical ruins of
the conflict. Instead, the combination of the huge power of the USA and USSR and
the near-total collapse of most of their rivals created a unique, grim new
environment: the Cold War.
For over forty years the demands of the Cold War shaped the life of almost all
of us. There was no part of the world where East and West did not, ultimately,
demand a blind and absolute allegiance, and nowhere into which the West and East
did not reach. Countries as remote from each other as Korea, Angola and Cuba
were defined by their allegianc...
Main title:
The Cold War [electronic resource] : A World History / Odd Arne Westad
Author:
Odd Arne Westad, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Penguin, 2017
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (400 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780141979922
Language:
English
BRN:
435619
Electronic access:
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |