America, Russia, and the Cold War, 1945-1980
By: Walter LaFeber.
Edition: 4th ed.
Series: America in crisis
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 1980
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
Subjects: World politics -- 1945-1989.; Cold War.; United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.; Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
Description: This concise text focuses on United States-Soviet diplomacy to explain the causes and consequences of the Cold War. It explores how the Cold War was shaped by domestic events in both the U.S. and the Soviet Union and presents a variety of other points of view on the conflict--Chinese, Latin American, European, and Vietnamese. The text includes both engaging anecdotes and quotes from primary sources to support key points and exemplify policies, and recent scholarship and materials from openings of the U.S., Soviet, and Chinese archives.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 306-315.
Includes index.