The Cambridge History of the Cold War

by Melvyn P. Leffler, Odd Arne Westad

Overview

Volume Two of The Cambridge History of the Cold War examines the developments that made the Cold War into a long-lasting international system during the 1960s and 1970s. Leading scholars explain how the Cold War seemed to stabilize after the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 and how this sense of increased stability developed into the detente era of the early 1970s. They also outline how conflicts in the Third World, as well as the interests and ideologies of the superpowers, eroded the detente process. The volume delves into the social and economic histories of the conflict, processes of integration and disintegration, arms races, and the roles of intelligence, culture, and national identities. Discussing the newest findings on US and Soviet foreign policy, on key crises, on policies in and outside of Europe, and on alliances and negotiations, this authoritative volume will define Cold War studies for years to come.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781107602304
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	01/26/2012
Series:	The Cambridge History of the Cold War
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	680
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Melvyn P. Leffler is Edward Stettinius Professor of American History at the Department of History, University of Virginia. His previous publications include To Lead the World: American Strategy after the Bush Doctrine (2008, as co-editor), For the Soul of Mankind: The United States, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War (2007, winner of the AHA George Louis Beer Prize) and A Preponderance of Power: National Security, the Truman Administration and the Cold War (1992, winner of the Bancroft Prize, the Robert Ferrell Prize and the Herbert Hoover Book Award).

Odd Arne Westad is Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His previous publications include The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times (2005, winner of the Bancroft Prize, the APSA New Political Science Prize and the Akira Ireye Award), Decisive Encounters: The Chinese Civil War, 1946–1950 (2003) and Brothers in Arms: The Rise and Fall of the Sino-Soviet Alliance, 1945–1963 (1999, as editor).

Table of Contents

1. Grand strategies in the Cold War John Lewis Gaddis; 2. Identity and the Cold War Robert Jervis; 3. Economic aspects of the Cold War, 1962–1975 Richard N. Cooper; 4. The Cuban Missile Crisis James G. Hershberg; 5. Nuclear competition in an era of stalemate, 1963–1975 William Burr and David Alan Rosenberg; 6. US foreign policy from Kennedy to Johnson Frank Costigliola; 7. Soviet foreign policy, 1962–1975 Svetlana Savranskaya and William Taubman; 8. France, 'Gaullism', and the Cold War Frédéric Bozo; 9. European integration and the Cold War N. Piers Ludlow; 10. Détente in Europe, 1962–1975 Jussi M. Hanhimäki; 11. Eastern Europe: Stalinism to solidarity Anthony Kemp-Welch; 12. The Cold War and the transformation of the Mediterranean, 1960–1975 Ennio Di Nolfo; 13. The Cold War in the Third World, 1963–1975 Michael E. Latham; 14. The Indochina Wars and the Cold War, 1945–1975 Fredrik Logevall; 15. The Cold War in the Middle East: Suez crisis to Camp David Accords Douglas Little; 16. Cuba and the Cold War, 1959–1980 Piero Gleijeses; 17. The Sino-Soviet split Sergey Radchenko; 18. Détente in the Nixon-Ford years, 1969–1976 Robert D. Schulzinger; 19. Nuclear proliferation and non-proliferation during the Cold War Francis J. Gavin; 20. Intelligence in the Cold War Christopher Andrew; 21. Reading, viewing and tuning in to the Cold War Nicholas J. Cull; 22. Counter-cultures: the rebellions against the Cold War order, 1965–1975 Jeremi Suri; 23. The structure of great power politics, 1963–1975 Marc Trachtenberg; 24. The Cold War and the social and economic history of the twentieth century Wilfried Loth.

Editorial Reviews

"There has never been a Cold War history like it; everything about it is monumental…. In total, the volumes represent a successful interconnected attempt at describing the Cold War in full." -H-Soz-u-Kult

"The geographic span of the book is particularly impressive, covering many regions and countries, including those not traditionally integrated into the narrative... In this way, the authors combine the thematic-chronological approach with a regional context, significantly expanding our concept of the Cold War and its impact on countries and peoples." -Ilya Gaiduk, H-Diplo

"this fine volume brings together leading scholars in the field to present in clear and perceptive chapters the latest knowledge and the current state of debate on the Cold War. There is no better place to begin to understand this conflict." -Michael Hopkins, H-Diplo

"a sophisticated and lucid history of the Cold War during its second phase" -Sandra Scanlon, H-Diplo

"if (I) could recommend just three books to a reader with no prior knowledge of the Cold War - the average undergraduate, say - it would likely be this series. The breadth and depth of coverage, in disciplinary and geographical terms, is unparalleled." -David Milne, H-Diplo

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