Name: The Cold war (Oxford Histories) (en Inglés)
Price: 63190.00 CLP
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Author: John Lamberton Harper
ISBN: 9780199237012

portada The Cold war (Oxford Histories) (en Inglés)

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Libro Físico

Editorial

Oxford University Press

Autor

John Lamberton Harper

Año

2011

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

335

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Peso

0.95

ISBN13

9780199237012

N° edición

Categorías

Historia militar

The Cold war (Oxford Histories) (en Inglés)

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The East-West struggle for supremacy from 1945 to 1989 shaped the lives of hundreds of millions and brought the world to the brink of disaster on several occasions. More than two decades on, the debate over its causes and dynamics is far from over. Drawing on the latest archival evidence and scholarly research, prize-winning historian John Lamberton Harper provides a concise, briskly-written assessment of the Cold War. Why did it start, and eventually envelope nearly every corner of the planet? Why did it stay "cold," at least in its original, European theatre? Why did it end, and who should take the credit? Harper illuminates the deep-seated behavioural patterns within both the Soviet Union and the United States: the search for security through expansion and military might, the belief in a "messianic" mission to uplift humanity, but also a readiness to live and let live based on membership in a common state system and a shared interest in survival. He stresses ways in which internal competitions for political power tilted both the U.S. and Soviet systems towards bellicosity and obsessive preparation for a hot war that no one seriously intended to begin. It is a story of delusions of omnipotence and rash behavior, punctuated by moments of redeeming statesmanship and self-restraint. Harper concludes that, rather than triumphalism, a clear look back at the Cold War's close calls with catastrophe and enormous cost in lives and treasure ought to evoke a sense of regret and humility, as well as relief.