Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the Cold War

Name: Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the Cold War
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ISBN: 9780333994047

ISBN-10: 0333994043

ISBN-13: 9780333994047

Edition: 2003 (Revised)

Authors: John Swift

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A historical atlas must depict complex issues in a manner immediately accessible to the reader. The Cold War has long needed such an atlas. With easily understood maps and text, this atlas meets this demand. Not only are the obvious issues addressed, such as Cuba and Berlin, but the author also presents themes such as cultural issues and dtente to the reader, presenting The Cold War in all its complexities in a form which is both useful and understandable.

Book details

List price: $59.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Limited
Publication date: 10/30/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 120
Size: 7.48" wide x 9.22" long x 0.36" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Preface



The Origins Of The Cold War


The Russian Revolution and the World


The Comintern and the Red Scare in the West in the 1920s


Chaos and Communism in China, 1918-1939


Foreign Policy under Stalin


The Grand Alliance in World War II


The Zonal Division of Germany


The End of the War Against Japan


Eastern Europe 1944-1949



The Height Of The Cold War


The Truman Doctrine


Marshall Aid


The Berlin Blockade


The Chinese Communist Victory


NATO and the Warsaw Pact


Other Regional Security Pacts


The Malayan Emergency


Korea: Partition and War


Korea: The UN Intervenes


Budapest, 1956


Eisenhower and Central America


The Two Chinas


The Cultural Revolution


Cuba: Castro's Revolution and the Bay of Pigs


The Cuban Missile Crisis


The Sino-Soviet Split


The Berlin Wall


Culture and the Cold War


Capitalism v. Communism in the 1960s


The Peace Corps


Southeast Asia: Partition and War


Southeast Asia; American Intervention


Southeast Asia: The Fall of the South


The Non-Aligned Movement


The Prague Spring


Intelligence Gathering


The Middle East Wars and the Threat to World Peace


Detente in the 1970s


The Arms Race


Arms Sales and Military Assistance


Nuclear Proliferation


Capitalism v. Communism in the 1980s


Nicaragua and the Sandinistas


The Cold War in Africa


The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan


The Early Reagan Years - Renewed Cold War



The End of the Cold War and After


Gorbachev's Reforms


The Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe


The Break-up of the USSR


The Legacy of the Cold War: Yugoslavia


The Legacy of the Cold War: Russia


The Surviving Communist World


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