The Cold War
A Beginner's Guide
1st Edition
Published on 1. December 2012
192 pages
978-1-78074-144-4 (ISBN)
Description
This guide exposes the reality behind the war between capitalism and communism, two ideologies divided by the Iron Curtain. New revelations show that what was once regarded as simply a struggle between good and evil was in fact a far more complex affair. Merrilyn Thomas peels back the layers of deception and intrigue and offers a penetrating assessment of the legacy of instability that continues today.
Reviews / Votes
"This splendid book presents a sensitively observed introduction to one of the great themes of contemporary history. Its achievement is not simply to establish a clear and uncluttered survey of the Cold War as it unfolded across every continent for half a century, but to show just why it continues to matter fundamentally in the world that we know today." * Andrew Chandler - Director of the George Bell Institute and Reader in Modern History at the Universi * "As passion and prejudice continue to blight Cold War histories, Merrilyn Thomas's judicious and balanced account is a refreshing and welcome contribution. The critical insights and thoughtful analysis will prove valuable to scholars, [and] all readers can enjoy and learn from Thomas's unravelling of a complex era." * Dianne Kirby - Senior Lecturer in American Studies at the University of Ulster * "Shows ... that the ColdWar was not only about Germany and did not happen only in the 1950s, but that it covered the whole of the globe, with a legacy that is still being felt today." * Armin Gr *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
File size
0,92 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78074-144-4 (9781780741444)
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Book
08/2009
Oneworld Publications
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Person
Merrilyn Thomas is a Research Fellow at University College London and author of 'Communing with the Enemy: Covert Operations, Christianity and Cold War Politics in Britain and the GDR' (2005).
Content
- Intro
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication page
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 Communism and capitalism
- 2 Propaganda, plots and bombs
- 3 The freeze: from the Second World War to the division of Europe
- 4 The thaw: détente in Europe
- 5 Confrontation: the end of the Cold War in Europe
- 6 Cuba and Latin America
- 7 Asia
- 8 The Middle East
- 9 Africa
- Conclusion: echoes of the Cold War
- Chronology
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
