Elusive Balance: Power and Perceptions During the Cold War

by William C. Wohlforth

Book Overview

Concentrating on the period between 1945 and 1989, The Elusive Balance reevaluates Soviet and U.S. perceptions of the balance of power. William Curti Wohlforth uses a comparative and long-term approach to chart the diplomatic history of relations between the two countries. He offers new interpretations of the onset, course, and end of the Cold War, and the motivations behind Soviet behavior.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080148149X
• ISBN13: 9780801481499
• Release Date: July 1993
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"