The World of the Cold War - 1945-1991

In this comprehensive guide to the most widespread conflict in contemporary history, Vladislav Zubok traces the origins of the Cold War in post-war Europe, through the tumultuous decades of confrontation, to the fall of the Berlin Wall and beyond.

With remarkable clarity and unique perspective, Zubok argues that the Cold War, often seen as an existential battle between capitalist democracy and totalitarian communism, has long been misunderstood. He challenges the popular Western narrative that economic superiority and democratic values led the USA to victory. Instead, he looks beyond the familiar images of East-West rivalry, shining a light on the impact of non-Western actors and placing the war in the context of global decolonisation, Soviet weakness and the accidents of history. Here, he interrogates what happens when stability and peace are no longer the default, when treaties are broken and when diplomacy ceases to function.

Drawing on years of research and informed by Zubok''s three decades in the USSR followed by three decades in the West, The Cold War paints a striking portrait of a world on the brink.<>

Product details

• Authors: Vladislav Zubok, Zubok Vladislav
• Publisher: PELICAN
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.12.2024
• EAN: 9780241696149
• ISBN: 978-0-241-69614-9
• No. of pages: 544
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 222 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book; European History, HISTORY / Military / Nuclear Warfare, USSR, Soviet Union, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, c 1945 to c 1990 (the Cold War period), Cold wars and proxy conflicts, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Russia / General