Encyclopedia of the Cold War / Ruud van Dijk [and others] editors.

Contributor(s):

Dijk, Ruud van

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TextPublication details: New York : Routledge, 2008.Description: 2 volumes (xxx, 987, lvii pages) ; 29 cmISBN:

9780415975155
0415975158

Subject(s):

Cold War -- Encyclopedias

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Additional physical formats: Online version:: Encyclopedia of the Cold War.LOC classification:

D840 .E2

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Contents:

V. 1. A-J; Index -- v. 2. K-Z; Index.

Summary: Between 1945 and 1991, tension between the USA, its allies, and a group of nations led by the USSR, dominated world politics. This period was called the Cold War--a conflict that stopped short to a full-blown war. Benefiting from the recent research of newly open archives, the Encyclopedia of the Cold War discusses how this state of perpetual tensions arose, developed, and was resolved. This work examines the military, economic, diplomatic, and political evolution of the conflict as well as its impact on the different regions and cultures of the world. Using a unique geopolitical approach that will present Russian perspectives and others, the work covers all aspects of the Cold War, from communism to nuclear escalation and from UFOs to red diaper babies, highlighting its vast-ranging and lasting impact on international relations as well as on daily life. Although the work will focus on the 1945-1991 period, it will explore the roots of the conflict, starting with the formation of the Soviet state, and its legacy to the present day--Publisher's description.

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Cover image	Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Vol info	URL	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds	Item hold queue priority	Course reserves
	Books	Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College General stacks		Reference		D840 .E2 (Browse shelf(Opens below))				Vol.1	Available			2024-4412
	Books	Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College General stacks		Reference		D840 .E2 (Browse shelf(Opens below))				Vol.2	Available			2024-4413

Includes bibliographical references and index.

V. 1. A-J; Index -- v. 2. K-Z; Index.

Between 1945 and 1991, tension between the USA, its allies, and a group of nations led by the USSR, dominated world politics. This period was called the Cold War--a conflict that stopped short to a full-blown war. Benefiting from the recent research of newly open archives, the Encyclopedia of the Cold War discusses how this state of perpetual tensions arose, developed, and was resolved. This work examines the military, economic, diplomatic, and political evolution of the conflict as well as its impact on the different regions and cultures of the world. Using a unique geopolitical approach that will present Russian perspectives and others, the work covers all aspects of the Cold War, from communism to nuclear escalation and from UFOs to red diaper babies, highlighting its vast-ranging and lasting impact on international relations as well as on daily life. Although the work will focus on the 1945-1991 period, it will explore the roots of the conflict, starting with the formation of the Soviet state, and its legacy to the present day--Publisher's description.

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