The End of the Cold War, 1985-1991
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New York, NY : PublicAffairs, 2015.
Physical Desc
xxii, 643 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Cold War -- Diplomatic history.
Disarmament.
Germany -- History -- Unification, 1990.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- 1985-1991.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1981-1989.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
World politics -- 1945-1989.
Disarmament.
Germany -- History -- Unification, 1990.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- 1985-1991.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1981-1989.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
World politics -- 1945-1989.
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Published
New York, NY : PublicAffairs, 2015.
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 501-518) and index.
Description
"A British historian and author investigates the final years of the Cold War from both sides of the Iron Curtain, discussing the relationship between Reagan and Gorbachev whose unprecedented, historic cooperation worked against the odds to end the arms race, "--NoveList.
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On 26 December 1991, the hammer-and-sickle flag was lowered over the Kremlin for the last time. Just six years earlier, when Mikhail Gorbachev became general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and chose Eduard Shevardnadze as his foreign minister, the Cold War had seemed like a permanent fixture in world politics. Until its denouement, no Western or Soviet politician foresaw that the standoff between the two superpowers--after decades of struggle over every aspect of security, politics, economics, and ideas--would end within the lifetime of the current generation. Nor was it at all obvious that the Soviet political leadership would undertake a huge internal reform of the USSR, or that the threat of a nuclear Armageddon could be peacefully wound down. Drawing on pioneering archival research, Robert Service's investigation of the final years of the Cold War pinpoints the extraordinary relationships between Ronald Reagan, Gorbachev, George Shultz, and Shevardnadze, who found ways to cooperate during times of exceptional change around the world.--Adapted from book jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Service, R. (2015). The End of the Cold War, 1985-1991 . PublicAffairs.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Service, Robert, 1947-. 2015. The End of the Cold War, 1985-1991. PublicAffairs.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Service, Robert, 1947-. The End of the Cold War, 1985-1991 PublicAffairs, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Service, Robert. The End of the Cold War, 1985-1991 PublicAffairs, 2015.
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