Publication |
Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2001.
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Description |
v, 266pDark blue spine
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Summary/Abstract |
The period 1919 to 1989 was witness to major international changes in the global scenario, such as the emergence of the USA as the world's most influential country.
The focus of the book is the problems of the First World War, the resulting peace treaties and the factors leading to the Second World War.
Origins and course of the Cold War are explained, with emphasis on Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Illustrated, with a range of primary sources.
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Contents |
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 1919-39
The treaty of Versailles
The League of Nations 1919-29
International diplomacy 1919-29
The decline of international co-operation 1929-32
The road to war 1933-39
THE USSR 1924-53
The rise of Stalin 1924-29
Stalin's revolution
Show trials and purges
Foreign policy in rhe 1930's and the great Patriotic War 1941-45
The USSR in Europe 1945-53
THE COLD WR IN EUROPE 1945-91
The origins of the Cold War
Early stages 1946-49
Fluctuating relations Europe 1949-68
From detente to the Second Cold War 1969-85
The end of the Cold War 1985-91
THE COLD WAR IN ASIA AND THE AMERICAS 1949-75
China and the Cold War
The Korean War 1950-53
Indochina and Vietnam 1954-63
The Vietnam War 1964-75
The Cuban revolution and the Americas
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Standard Number |
9780521777971 Pb.
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