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A new interpretation of the Cold War from the perspective of the smaller and middle powers in Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
List of contents
Introduction; 1. From high imperialism to Cold War division; Part I. Elusive Unities: Introduction to chapters 2 to 4; 2. The United Kingdom and the Arab League; 3. The Soviet Union and the socialist camp; 4. The United States and the free world; Part II. Asia: Introduction to chapters 5 to 7; 5. China; 6. Vietnam; 7. India; Part III. The Middle East: Introduction to chapters 8 to 10; 8. Arab-Israeli relations, 1948-64; 9. Arab-Israeli relations, 1964-75; 10. The Palestinians; Part IV. Alternative World Visions: Introduction to chapters 11 to 13; 11. Asian-African internationalism; 12. Non-alignment; 13. Pan-Islamism; Part V. Europe between the Superpowers: Introduction to chapters 14 to 16; 14. Nuclear weapons; 15. West European integration; 16. The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance; Part VI. European Détente: Introduction to chapters 17 to 19; 17. Germany; 18. The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe; 19. The Vatican; Part VII. The End of the Regional Cold Wars: Introduction to chapters 20 to 22; 20. The Middle East; 21. Asia; 22. Europe; 23. The end of the Superpower Cold War; 24. Legacies of the Cold War; Conclusion.
About the author
Lorenz M. Lüthi is Associate Professor at McGill University, Montréal, and is a leading historian of the Cold War. His first book The Sino-Soviet Split: Cold War in the Communist World (2008) won the 2008 Furniss Award and the 2010 Marshall Shulman Book Prize. His publications on the Vietnam war, Asian-African internationalism, and non-alignment have broken new ground in Cold War history.
Summary
This ambitious study provides a new interpretation of the Cold War from the perspective of smaller and middle powers in Asia, the Middle East and Europe and addresses the long-term political, economic, intellectual and religious developments in these regions that continue to shape the world to this day.
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'Lüthi pushes the boundaries of the new global cold war historiography. Asia, the Middle East, and Europe all mattered, and not just because the superpowers intervened there. Decolonization, the rivalry of middle powers, non-alignment, and pan-Islamism are all given their due. A singular achievement.' Robert Vitalis, author of White World Order, Black Power Politics: The Birth of American International Relations
