The Cold War A Post-Cold War History
, by Levering, Ralph B.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781118848401 | 1118848403
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 2/16/2016
Now available in a fully revised and updated third edition, The Cold War: A Post-Cold War History offers an authoritative and accessible introduction to the history and enduring legacy of the Cold War.
- Thoroughly updated in light of new scholarship, including revised sections on President Nixons policies in Vietnam and President Reagans approach to U.S.-Soviet relations
- Features six all new counterparts sections that juxtapose important historical figures to illustrate the contrasting viewpoints that characterized the Cold War
- Argues that the success of Western capitalism during the Cold War laid the groundwork for the economic globalization and political democratization that have defined the 21st century
- Includes extended coverage of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the most dangerous confrontation of the nuclear age thus far