East, west, north, south
Subtitle: major developments in international politics, 1945-1996
By: Geir Lundestad ; translated from the Norwegian by Gail Adams Kvam.
Edition: [3rd ed.].
Publisher: Scandinavian University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Oslo; Boston
Language: eng; nor
Number of pages: 348
Subjects: World politics -- 1945-; United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union; Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States
Description: "This book concentrates on two main lines of development: on the one hand, the rivalry between the superpowers and the effects of their power and influence even in the most remote corners of the globe; and on the other hand, the weakened position of the superpowers and the developments leading up to the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the Eastern bloc. This book also describes the world after the end of the Cold War - a world of steadily increasing contact across national borders, yet where local factors gain ever greater significance. The world has become both larger and smaller at the same time."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-336) and index.