Britain and the Cold War, 1945-1964 offers new perspectives on ways in which Britain fought the Cold War, and illuminates key areas of the policy formulation process. It argues that in many ways Britain and the United States perceived and handled the threat posed by the Communist bloc in similar terms: nevertheless, Britain's continuing global commitments, post-war economic problems and somestic considerations obliged her on occasion to tackle the threat rather differently.
Britain and the Cold War, 1945-1964 offers new perspectives on ways in which Britain fought the Cold War, and illuminates key areas of the policy form...
This book seeks to reassess the role of Europe in the end of the Cold War and the process of German unification.
Much of the existing literature on the end of the Cold War has focused primarily on the role of the superpowers and on that of the US in particular. This edited volume seeks to re-direct the focus towards the role of European actors and the importance of European processes, most notably that of integration. Written by leading experts in the field, and making use of newly available source material, the book explores "Europe" in all its various dimensions, bringing to the...
This book seeks to reassess the role of Europe in the end of the Cold War and the process of German unification.
Containing essays by leading Cold War scholars, such as Wilfried Loth, Geir Lundestad and Seppo Hentilä, this volume offers a broad-ranging examination of the history of détente in the Cold War.
Containing essays by leading Cold War scholars, such as Wilfried Loth, Geir Lundestad and Seppo Hentilä, this volume offers a broad-ranging examin...
This edited volume is the first detailed exploration of the last phase of the Cold War, taking a critical look at the crisis of détente in Europe in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
This edited volume is the first detailed exploration of the last phase of the Cold War, taking a critical look at the crisis of détente in Europe ...
This edited volume examines the complexities of the Cold War in Southern Africa. In the aftermath of European decolonization, the struggle between white minority governments and black liberation movements encouraged the various parties to appeal for external support from both superpower blocs. This was either to augment their military capability and political influence vis-a-vis white opponents and black rivals, or to establish a policy of non-alignment to enhance national independence and freedom to manoeuvre.The book highlights the importance of the global ideological environment on the...
This edited volume examines the complexities of the Cold War in Southern Africa. In the aftermath of European decolonization, the struggle between whi...
This book provides a comprehensive insight into one of the key episodes of the Cold War - the process of reconciliation between Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union.
At the time, this process had shocked the World as much as the violent break-up of their relations did in 1948. This book provides an explanation for the collapse of the process of normalization of Yugoslav-Soviet that occurred at the end of 1956 and the renewal of their ideological confrontation. It also explain the motives that guided the two main protagonists, Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia and the Soviet leader Nikita...
This book provides a comprehensive insight into one of the key episodes of the Cold War - the process of reconciliation between Yugoslavia and the ...
This text focuses on the globalization of the Cold War in the years 1975-85, highlighting the transformation from bipolar US-Soviet competition to global confrontation.
This text focuses on the globalization of the Cold War in the years 1975-85, highlighting the transformation from bipolar US-Soviet competition to glo...
This book brings together recent research on the end of the Cold War in the Third World and engages with ongoing debates about regional conflicts, the role of great powers in the developing world, and the role of international actors in conflict resolution.
Most of the recent scholarship on the end of the Cold War has focused on Europe or bilateral US-Soviet relations. By contrast, relatively little has been written on the end of the Cold War in the Third World: in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. How did the great transformation of the world in the late 1980s affect...
This book brings together recent research on the end of the Cold War in the Third World and engages with ongoing debates about regional conflicts, ...
This volume offers a wide-ranging examination of the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988), featuring fresh regional and international perspectives derived from recently available new archive material.
This volume offers a wide-ranging examination of the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988), featuring fresh regional and international perspectives derived from r...
