The Cold War: 1945-1991

by John Mason

Overview

Mason provides concise coverage of the entire Cold War, paying particular attention to the Soviet-American dimension. This pamphlet:
* Analyzes the origins of the conflict
* Examines how the existence of nuclear weapons gives a unique character to the period
* Discusses the involvement of other nations and regions, particularly China
* Explains how and why the cold war ended
* Draws on recent research of revisionist scholars.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415142786
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/07/1996
Series:	Lancaster Pamphlets
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	100
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1350L (what's this?)

About the Author

John Mason

Table of Contents

Preface, List of abbreviations, Chronology 1 The origins of the cold war in Europe, 1945–9 2 Communist China and the cold war in Asia, 1945–53 3 Peaceful co-existence and nuclear confrontation, 1953–64 4 The United States and Indochina, 1945–75 5 China between the superpowers, 1949–80 6 The rise and fall of détente in the 1970s 7 Reagan, Gorbachev and the end of the cold war, 1981–91; Conclusion