American-Soviet Relations - From the Russian Revolution to the Fall of Communism

American-Soviet Relations (1993) is a study of American policy towards the Soviet Union from 1917 to the fall of Communism. It attempts to understand what precisely were the roots of the Cold War and an analysis of the later relationship in the light of the Soviet Union's evolution since the Revolution.

List of contents

1. The Russian Revolution and American Intervention, 1917–20 2. The Era of Non-Recognition, 1921–33 3. From Recognition to World War, 1933–41 4. Wartime Alliance, 1941–5 5. The Origins of the Cold War, 1945–50 6. The United States, the Soviet Union and China 7. The Korean War, 1950–3 8. The Red Scare and McCarthyism 9. The Eisenhower Era, 1953–61 10. Kennedy and Khrushchev, 1961–3 11. Johnson, Vietnam and Czechoslovakia, 1963–9 12. Nixon, Kissinger and Détente, 1969–74 13. The Demise of Détente, 1974–80 14. Reagan and the New Cold War, 1981–5 15. Reagan and Gorbachev, 1985–9 16. The Bush Era 17. The Lessons of History

About the author

Peter G. Boyle

Summary

American-Soviet Relations (1993) is a study of American policy towards the Soviet Union from 1917 to the fall of Communism. It attempts to understand what precisely were the roots of the Cold War and an analysis of the later relationship in the light of the Soviet Union’s evolution since the Revolution.

Product details

• Authors: Peter G. Boyle, Boyle Peter G.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.12.2022
• EAN: 9781032382562
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3238256-2
• No. of pages: 322
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Soviet Foreign Policy
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, International Relations, United States of America, USA, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union