Overcoming the Cold War: A History of Détente, 1950-1991

by Wilfried Loth

This book is a major new interpretation of the Cold War and how it shaped the course of history. It looks into why the Cold War did not become more heated, and how it was finally overcome. Loth examines the containment of the Cold War, d?tente, the development of cooperative security, and the changes in the Soviet bloc. He offers new information taken from Eastern and Western archives, and for the first time draws a precise picture of how the Cold...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333971116
• ISBN13: 9780333971116
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.3"