The Cold War

by Sewell, Mike

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The Cold War was an economic, ideological and political confrontation. There was no single cause, no single driving force and no single factor that brought it to an end. In this ... book, [the author] examines the complex historiography surrounding the Cold War as well as the events and issues themselves. The result is a telling account of the fifty-year war that shaped our world. Topics include: the origins of the Cold War, the globalisation of the War culminating in the Cuban Missile Crisis, …

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Title Statements

  • Full title :The Cold War / Mike Sewell.

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The Cold War was an economic, ideological and political confrontation. There was no single cause, no single driving force and no single factor that brought it to an end. In this ... book, [the author] examines the complex historiography surrounding the Cold War as well as the events and issues themselves. The result is a telling account of the fifty-year war that shaped our world. Topics include: the origins of the Cold War, the globalisation of the War culminating in the Cuban Missile Crisis, the period of Detente which followed, and the end of the Cold War in the 1980s.-Back cover.

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  • Publication Date:2002.

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Originally published: Cambridge, UK; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2002.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 audio disc ; : 4 3/4 in.

Edition Identifiers

  • oclc:ocm50841908
  • Dewey Decimal:909.825

Table of Contents

Origins of the Cold War to 1947 -- The Cold War takes shape, 1947-51 -- Brinkmanship, 1951-63 -- The Cuban Missile Crisis, hinge of the Cold War, 1962 -- Detente, 1963-75 -- Renewed confrontation, 1975-85 -- The end of the Cold War.

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