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1 online resource (1 audio file (6hr., 39 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
| Series |
Very short introductions ; 87.
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Stephen Bel Davies. |
| Summary |
The Cold War dominated international life from the end of World War II to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. But how did the conflict begin? Why did it move from its initial origins in Postwar Europe to encompass virtually every corner of the globe? And why, after lasting so long, did the war end so suddenly and unexpectedly? Robert McMahon considers these questions and more, as well as looking at the legacy of the Cold War and its impact on international relations today. An international history, not just of the Soviet-American struggle at its heart, but also of the waves of decolonization, revolutionary nationalism, and state formation that swept the non-Western world in the wake of World War II. McMahon places the "Hot Wars" that cost millions of lives in Korea, Vietnam, and elsewhere within the larger framework of global superpower competition. He shows how the United States and the Soviet Union both became empires throughout the Cold War and argues that perceived security needs and fears shaped US and Soviet decisions from the beginning, far more than did their economic and territorial ambitions. He unpacks how these needs and fears were conditioned by the divergent cultures, ideologies, and historical experiences of the two principal contestants and their allies. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Cold War.
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World politics -- 1945-1989.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
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Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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International relations.
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| Added Author |
Bel Davies, Stephen.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781666120332 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1666120332 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT14101967 |
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